1 important or large enough to be noticed 重要的;明显的;显著的:
Police said that the time of the murder was extremely significant.警方说凶杀案发生的时间对调查极为重要。There has been a significant improvement in your work.你的工作有了明显的改进。
2 having a particular meaning 有某种意义或含意的:
It could be significant that he took out life insurance shortly before he died.他在临死前不久投了人寿保险,这可能意义重大。 ➔significantlyadvAttitudes have changed significantly since the 1960s.自从20世纪60年代以来,人们对事物的看法发生了重大变化。