1. ADJ A significant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree. 重大的; 顯著的

Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate. 大多數(shù)11嵗的兒童沒(méi)有被鼓勵(lì)去培養(yǎng)閲讀技能。有爲(wèi)數(shù)不多、但足以引起人們注意的數(shù)目的兒童是文盲。

2. significantlyADV 重大地; 顯著地

The number of Senators now supporting him had increased significantly. 現(xiàn)在支持他的蓡議員人數(shù)已經(jīng)顯著增加了。

3. ADJ A significant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows something. 重要的; 說(shuō)明問(wèn)題的

I think it was significant that he never knew his own father. 我想他從不了解自己的父親這一點(diǎn)就很說(shuō)明問(wèn)題。

4. significantlyADV 重要地; 說(shuō)明問(wèn)題地

Significantly, the company recently opened a huge shop in Atlanta. 重要的是，這家公司最近在亞特蘭大開(kāi)了一家大商店。