单词
signify
读音
ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ
美式
英式
词根
* "Signify" 来自于拉丁词根 "-sign-", 这个词根的意思是 "标志" 或 "标记"。一些由这个词根衍生出的其他单词有: "sign"（标志），"signature"（签名），"designation"（指定，命名）等。
释义
vt. 表示；意味；预示 vi. 有重要性；要紧；冒充内行 [ 第三人称单数 signifies 现在分词 signifying 过去式 signified 过去分词 signified ]
例句
He nodded to signify that he agreed.
他点头表示同意。
Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage.
“吃”是一个比喻，有时用来表示婚姻。
Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition.
进入耶鲁大学可能意味着有智慧、才能和雄心。
He nodded to signify that he agreed.
他点头表示同意。
Eating is a metaphor that is sometimes used to signify marriage.
“吃”是一个比喻，有时用来表示婚姻。
Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition.
进入耶鲁大学可能意味着有智慧、才能和雄心。
强化记忆
* 你可以将 "signify" 与 "sign" 联系起来，因为他们有着相同的词根，都有表示的意思。只要看到 "signify"，你就可以想到 "sign"，这样就很容易记住它的含义了。* "Signify" 起源于中世纪的拉丁语，经过法语的影响发展成现在的形态。在欧美文化中，这个单词常常用于描述抽象的理念或者情绪的象征。
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People use decorative tattoos to cover scarsor to signify a fresh startor even to commemorate a loved one that they may have lost.
than the on-screen actionis going to immediately signify to usthat we're listening to a commentator,
The symptoms of our illnesses are annoying,but collectively, they signify an ancient processthat will continue barricading our bodies against the outside world
Our flags were used on the battlefieldto signify which side of the battlefield we belonged to,because that was the only way to be able to tell friend from foe.
[TEMPTATIONS]They can often signify things that we can't see at all,like the distance to our destination.
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