signify

表示；象征；意味

用动作表示…意思

有关系；有重要性

signify

表示, 意味

要紧, 有重要性

颇为重要, 表示

signify

1. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

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2. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

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(derivation)

3. make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

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