Word · Frequency #26447
signification
含义;意义;表示
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
正式用语
- 1.
The act of signifying, or something that is signified; significance.
指示的行为或所指示的事物;意义。
- 2.
Evidence for the existence of something.
事物存在的证据。
- 3.
A meaning of a word.
词的含义。
指示的行为或所指示的事物;意义。;事物存在的证据。;词的含义。;含义;意义
In use
In many cultures, the signification of a red rose is romantic love.
The linguist explained how the signification of a word can shift over time.
A red traffic light has a clear signification: drivers must stop.
the signification of
The signification of this symbol is not clear.
这个符号的含义不清楚。
have a signification
In this context, the word has a different signification.
在这个上下文中,这个词有不同的含义。
in its signification
Connections
Collocations
- the signification of a word
- 词的含义
- The signification of a word is not always literal.词的含义并不总是字面上的。
- signification process
- 表意过程
- Semiotics studies the signification process in human communication.符号学研究人类交际中的表意过程。
- symbolic signification
- 象征意义
- The dove carries a powerful symbolic signification in many cultures.鸽子在许多文化中具有强烈的象征意义。
- cultural signification
- 文化含义
- The painting is full of cultural signification that is hard to translate.这幅画充满了难以翻译的文化含义。
- linguistic signification
- 语言意义
- Linguistic signification depends on the context of the utterance.语言意义取决于话语的语境。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
signification = sign(标志) + -fication,联想“用标志传达含义”,即“表示;意义”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、linguistics、semiotics signification 是较正式/学术的词,多用于语言学、符号学或哲学讨论,表示“意义、含义”或“表示某事物的行为/证据”。日常交流中较少见,通常用 meaning 或 significance 更自然。
Grammar Note
可数名词,常与of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 -ation 结尾,重音在 -a- 上,结尾发 /ˈeɪʃən/,与 signification /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ 押韵。注意:sign 拼写与 signification 开头相似,但读作 /saɪn/,而 signification 中的 sign- 读作 /sɪɡnɪf/;不要只凭拼写判断读音。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.