/sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns ||; sɪgˈnɪfəkəns/noun
[U] the importance or meaning of sth 重要性;意义;含意:
Few people realized the significance of the discovery.很少人认识到这个发现的重要意义。
significance/sIgˋnIfIkəns; sIɡˈnIfIkəns/n [U] the importance of something, especially something that might affect you in the future 重要性﹐意义〔尤指对将来的影响〕: +of What is the significance of this new evidence? 这个新证据有何意义?of great/some/major etc significance a political agreement of some significance 有一定意义的政治协议