significant
adj
1
(a) having a meaning, esp one that is immediately obvious 有意义的(尤指直接而明显的)
Their change of plan is strange but I don't think it's significant. 他们改变了计画十分奇怪, 我觉得没有什麽用意.
(b) full of meaning 意味深长的
a significant remark, look, smile 意味深长的话语、 一瞥、 微笑.
2 important; considerable 重要的; 重大的; 可观的
a significant rise in profits 利润的巨大增长.
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sign(标记)+ificant=if I can't:如果我不能我就做标记,因为这是很 重要的 signify(v.点上标记)-significant(a.重要的)
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.