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

• All those who were in favour signified their approval in the customary manner.
  所有赞成的人都按通常方式表示了他们的意见。
• By raising his hand he signified that he had some questions.
  他举手表示有一些问题。
• 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。
• The count signified his intention of dining alone, and that no one but Ali should attend him.
  伯爵表示他想独自进餐，只要阿里一个侍候他。
• 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。
• 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 old man again signified that it was a notary he desired.
  老人又给了一个同意的表示。
• It signified the journey that had to be made to find the light of truth.
  象征了去寻找真理之光，必须经过的旅程。
• 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。
• This signified his claim to be a universal monarch.
  这表明他自命为宇宙君王。