meaning

meaning, implication, sense

这些名词均含有“含义、意义、意思”之意。
meaning: 普通用词，使用广泛，既可指语言表达的意思，又可指手势、符号、表情或艺术品或抽象概念所含的意义。
implication: 指暗含的意思。
sense: 特指词、短语或句子的某种特定意思，也常指多种解释的一种。

名词 meaning:

1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
   同义词：significance, signification, import
2. the idea that is intended
   同义词：substance

动词 mean:

1. mean or intend to express or convey
   同义词：mean, intend
2. have as a logical consequence
   同义词：entail, imply, mean
3. denote or connote
   同义词：mean, intend, signify, stand for
4. have in mind as a purpose
   同义词：intend, mean, think
5. have a specified degree of importance
   同义词：mean
6. intend to refer to
   同义词：think of, have in mind, mean
7. destine or designate for a certain purpose
   同义词：mean

形容词 meaning:

1. rich in significance or implication
   同义词：pregnant, significant

1. These words are empty of meaning.
   这些话毫无意义。
2. I can't apprehend your meaning.
   我不明白你的意思。
3. This battle is of historic meaning.
   这一战具有历史意义。
4. You mistook my meaning entirely.
   你完全误解了我的意思。
5. He says his life has lost meaning since his wife died.
   他说自他太太死后，他活着已经没有什么意义。
6. Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?
   你能解释这些外文词的意思吗？

mean.ing

n.（名词）
Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
意思；意义：被表达或代表的事物；意思或意义
Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language:
含意，言下之意：想要表达的意思，尤指通过语言：
例句：
The writer`s meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
作者的意思被他晦涩的文章掩盖起来

An interpreted goal, intent, or end:
用意，意图，目标：
例句：
.The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority.(Conor Cruise O`Brien)
.他任职教皇的中心意图就是要恢复教皇权力.(康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩)

Inner significance:
内涵，弦外之音：
例句：
.But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the cityô.(O. Henry)
.但是谁能理解这个城市声音的内在含义ô.(欧亨利)

adj.（形容词）
Full of meaning; expressive.
富有意味的，意味深长的
Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination:
打算做的：以一特定的方式处置或打算。常复合使用：
例句：
a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.
一个善意的伙计；不怀好意的企图

<参考词汇><同义词>meaning,acceptation,import,sense,significance,significationThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .the idea that is conveyed by something, such as a word, an action, a gesture, or a situation.:
这些名词共有的中心意思是.通过如语言、行为、姿势或情形等体现出来的含义.：
例句：
Synonyms are words that have the same or approximately the same meaning.
同义词指具有相同或近似含义的词。

例句：
In one of its acceptations value is a technical term in music.
在它的一个通用意义上，value 这个词是个专门的音乐术语。

例句：
The import of his statement is ambiguous.
他的叙述意思不明确。

例句：
The term anthropomorphism has only one sense.
anthropomorphism 这个词只有一个意思。

例句：
The significance of a green traffic light is generally understood.
人们通常都明白绿色交通灯的含义。

例句：
Scientists have been unable to determine the signification of most Etruscan inscriptions.
科学家们一直无法确定伊特鲁里亚人的刻印文字的意思