signified

英 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd]

美 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪd]

n.  所指(语言符号的意义)
v.  表示; 说明; 预示; 表达，显示(感情、意愿等); 具有重要性; 要紧
signify的过去分词和过去式

复数：signifieds　过去式：signified　第三人称单数：signifieds　过去分词：signified　

BNC.29555

牛津词典

noun

• 所指（语言符号的意义）
  the meaning expressed by a linguistic sign, rather than its form

柯林斯词典

• VERB 表示;意味着;意思是
  If an event, a sign, or a symbolsignifiessomething, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
  1. The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...
     对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。
  2. The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.
     餐馆外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。
• VERB (用记号或手势)表明，表达，表示
  If yousignifysomething, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
  1. Two jurors signified their dissent...
     两名陪审团成员表示了异议。
  2. The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.
     昨天机场升起了联合国的旗帜，表明控制权已移交给联合国了。

英英释义

noun

• the meaning of a word or expression
  1. the dictionary gave several senses for the word
  2. in the best sense charity is really a duty
  3. the signifier is linked to the signified
  Synonym:sense

双语例句

• The fact that he did not dare storm at me signified a weakened position.
  他不敢直接对我出言不逊，这说明他的地位已经削弱。
• They found duck could hatch a brood of little ducks, which denoted ( signified) the original husbandry.
  他们发现鸭子能够孵出更多的小鸭子，这标志着原始畜牧业的开始。
• Becoming a father signified that he was now an adult
  当了父亲意味着他已是个成年人了。
• Semiotic Translation of Metaphor from the Angles of Signifier and Signified
  从能指和所指的角度看隐喻的符号学翻译
• The beautiful child understood nothing of all this, and signified it to him by imperceptible signs.
  那美丽的孩子一点也不懂这是什么意思，连连用一些察觉不出的动作向他表示。
• The wrinkles on his face signified that he had lived a hard life.
  他脸上的皱纹表示他饱受人间的辛酸。
• This signified his claim to be a universal monarch.
  这表明他自命为宇宙君王。
• The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties
  对欧洲截然不同的态度表明两大政党间存在巨大差异。
• The drop of the "Engel's coefficient" signified a new improvement in people's quality of life.
  “恩格尔系数”的下降，标志着人们的生活质量有了新的提高。
• His presence no longer signified.
  他在不在场已不重要。