Word · Frequency #29555
signified
所指；受指
The meaning or interpretation of a word, expression, or situation.
多用于语言学/符号学，指符号所表达的概念或含义。
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The concept, object or person that is referred to by a sign or signifier.
符号或能指所指的概念、物体或人。
符号或能指所指的概念、物体或人。；意指；受指；所指
In use
In everyday language, the signified of a word is the concept it brings to mind.
A red traffic light has a clear signified: drivers must stop.
The signified of 'home' is not just a building, but a feeling of safety.
the signified
语言学中的术语，常与“能指”（signifier）相对。
In Saussure's semiotics, the signified is the concept, not the word itself.
在索绪尔的符号学中，所指是概念，而非词语本身。
the signified of [something]
“of”后接表示词语、符号或情境的名词。
The signified of this gesture is a greeting.
这个手势的所指是问候。
Common mistakes
In semiotics, the sound or image of a word is the signified.In semiotics, the sound or image of a word is the signifier.
所指（signified）指概念或内容，能指（signifier）指声音或形象；句中描述的是词语的声音或形象，因此应改用 signifier。
This symbol has several signified in different cultures.This symbol has several signifieds in different cultures.
signified 是可数名词，表示多个“所指”时要用复数形式 signifieds，而不是保持原形。
Connections
Collocations
- the signified
- 所指；受指
- In Saussure's theory, the sign is composed of the signifier and the signified.在索绪尔的理论中，符号由能指和所指构成。
- signifier and signified
- 能指与所指
- Language teachers often explain the distinction between signifier and signified.语言教师经常解释能指和所指的区别。
- the signified concept
- 所指概念
- The signified concept is the mental image associated with the word.所指概念是与该词语相关联的心理意象。
- the signifieds of words
- 词语的所指
- Children gradually learn the signifieds of words through everyday experience.儿童通过日常体验逐渐习得词语的所指。
Synonyms
- meaning
- 意思；含义 · 最常用；signified 是符号学术语，侧重符号所指的概念，meaning 可通用。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 signified 拆成 sign（符号）+ ified（被…的）：被符号所指的那个意思，就是“所指”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：semiotics、linguistics、literary theory 这个义项通常用于学术或理论语境，多出现在符号学、语言学等领域的讨论中，表示符号所指的概念或意义；日常口语中较少使用，较常见的普通说法是 meaning 或 concept。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 signified /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd/ 真正押韵的是 dignified /ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/（重读元音 /ɪ/ 及之后均为 /ɡnɪfaɪd/）。classified、identified、modified、specified 等以 -ified 结尾的词拼写相似，但重读元音不同（/æ/、/e/、/ɒ/、/e/ 等），读音并不与 signified 押韵；magnified 与 signified 共享 /ɡnɪfaɪd/ 尾音，但重读元音不同，也不押韵。
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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.