im.por.tance
n.(名词)
The quality or condition of being important; significance.
重要性;意义:重要的性质或状态;重要性
Personal status; standing.
个人的身份;地位
Obsolete An important matter.
【废语】 重要的事情
Obsolete Meaning; import.
【废语】 意思;含义
Obsolete Importunity.
【废语】 胡搅蛮缠
<参考词汇><同义词>importance,consequence,moment,significance,import,weightThese nouns refer to the state or quality of being significant, influential, or worthy of note or esteem.
这些名词是指重要的、有影响的或者值得注意或尊敬的状况或性质。
Importance is the most general term:
importance 是其中最普通的说法:
例句:
The importance of a proper diet in maintaining health should not be disregarded.
正确的饮食习惯在维护健康方面的重要性不容忽视。
例句:
In this profession, training and experience are of equal importance.
在这个行业中,培训和经验有着相等的重要性。
例句:
Cartoonists are considered by some to be artists of secondary importance.
漫画家被有些人认为是第二等重要的艺术家。
Consequence is especially applicable to persons or things of notable rank or position (
Consequence 特别用来修饰身份和地位值得注意和尊敬的人或事(
例句:
scholars of consequence) and to what is important because of its possible outcome, result, or effect (
显赫的学者), 以及因其可能的成果、结果或影响而显得重要的事物(
例句:
Changes in the tax law are of consequence to all investors).
税法中的变化对于所有投资者来说都十分重要)。
Moment implies importance or consequence that is readily apparent:
Moment 指的是早已明显的重要性或者意义:
例句:
Heads of state are confronted with making decisions of great moment.
国家元首们面临作出具有重大意义的决定。
Significance andimport refer to the quality of something, often not obvious, that gives it special meaning or value:
Significance 和import 指的是赋予其特殊意义或价值的事物的性质,通常不明显:
例句:
Your vote can be of real significance in the outcome of the election.
你们的投票对于选举的最后结果可能有重大的意义。
例句:
The works of John Locke are of great social import.
约翰·洛克的作品具有很大的社会意义。
Weight is frequently used when a personal evaluation or judgment of importance is suggested:
Weight 经常用来显示个人的价值和决定的重要性:
例句:
.The popular faction at Rome . . . was led by men of weight. (J.A. Froude).
.罗马的平民…是由显赫的要人所领导的. (J·A·弗劳德)