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 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。
• She was in complete disagreement, and signified this fact in short order.
  她完全不同意，并且立即表明了这一事实。
• 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。
• His presence no longer signified.
  他在不在场已不重要。
• 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。
• Iconicity, a basic feature of linguistic symbols in contrast to arbitrariness, emphasizes that symbolic signifiers and signified are motivated.
  符号的象似性是与任意性相对的一种语言特征。
• This signified his claim to be a universal monarch.
  这表明他自命为宇宙君王。
• It signified priority and urgency.
  这意味着优先度和紧急程度。
• 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。
• As the reflection of the poetic characteristics in literary language, the signified of linguistic signs in children literature owns fuzziness.
  儿童文学语言符号的所指具有模糊性，它是文学语言的诗性特征的体现。