significant

英文释义

• ★ 重要的；重大的；显著的： (having an important effect or infl uence, especially on what will happen in the future：)

  • a highly significant discovery

    具有极其重大意义的发现

  • The elevator’s role in American history has been no less significant than that of cars.

    电梯在美国历史上的重要作用丝毫不逊于汽车。

  • significant improvement / increase

    明显的进步/显著的增长

  • It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.

    很明显，女生在考试中的表现通常好于男生。

• ★ (数量) 大的：

  • They are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.

    他们同时做几件事时，耗费了大量时间却徒劳无益。