/sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt ||; sɪgˈnɪfəkənt/adj1 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。 ➔significantly adv Attitudes 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。