meaning, implication, sense

名詞 meaning:

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

動(dòng)詞 mean:

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

形容詞 meaning:

1. rich in significance or implication
   同義詞：pregnant, significant

1. These words are empty of meaning.
   這些話毫無(wú)意義。
2. I can't apprehend your meaning.
   我不明白你的意思。
3. This battle is of historic meaning.
   這一戰(zhàn)具有歷史意義。
4. You mistook my meaning entirely.
   你完全誤解了我的意思。
5. He says his life has lost meaning since his wife died.
   他說(shuō)自他太太死后，他活著已經(jīng)沒有什么意義。
6. Can you explain the meaning of these foreign words?
   你能解釋這些外文詞的意思嗎？

mean.ing

n.（名詞）
Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
意思；意義：被表達(dá)或代表的事物；意思或意義
Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language:
含意，言下之意：想要表達(dá)的意思，尤指通過(guò)語(yǔ)言：
例句：
The writer`s meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
作者的意思被他晦澀的文章掩蓋起來(lái)

An interpreted goal, intent, or end:
用意，意圖，目標(biāo)：
例句：
.The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority.(Conor Cruise O`Brien)
.他任職教皇的中心意圖就是要恢復(fù)教皇權(quán)力.(康納·克魯斯·奧布賴恩)

Inner significance:
內(nèi)涵，弦外之音：
例句：
.But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the cityô.(O. Henry)
.但是誰(shuí)能理解這個(gè)城市聲音的內(nèi)在含義ô.(歐亨利)

adj.（形容詞）
Full of meaning; expressive.
富有意味的，意味深長(zhǎng)的
Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination:
打算做的：以一特定的方式處置或打算。常復(fù)合使用：
例句：
a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.
一個(gè)善意的伙計(jì)；不懷好意的企圖

<參考詞匯><同義詞>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.:
這些名詞共有的中心意思是.通過(guò)如語(yǔ)言、行為、姿勢(shì)或情形等體現(xiàn)出來(lái)的含義.：
例句：
Synonyms are words that have the same or approximately the same meaning.
同義詞指具有相同或近似含義的詞。

例句：
In one of its acceptations value is a technical term in music.
在它的一個(gè)通用意義上，value 這個(gè)詞是個(gè)專門的音樂術(shù)語(yǔ)。

例句：
The import of his statement is ambiguous.
他的敘述意思不明確。

例句：
The term anthropomorphism has only one sense.
anthropomorphism 這個(gè)詞只有一個(gè)意思。

例句：
The significance of a green traffic light is generally understood.
人們通常都明白綠色交通燈的含義。

例句：
Scientists have been unable to determine the signification of most Etruscan inscriptions.
科學(xué)家們一直無(wú)法確定伊特魯里亞人的刻印文字的意思