adj. 重要的;有意义的;有重大意义的;值得注意的;
n. 有意义的事物;象征,标志;
💡 sign记号,信号+ific产生…的+ant形容词后缀→有意义的
"There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries."
这两国的教育制度没有大的差别。
近义:indicative, key, meaningful, momentous, representative, significative
反义:irregular, nonconforming, atypical, uncharacteristic, uncommon, untypical
n. 态度;看法;姿势;个人风格;
💡 att=apr能力,倾向+itude后缀,构成抽象名词 →态度
"The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding."
政府对监狱拥挤不堪的问题不闻不问。
近义:pose, position, posture, stance, view, stand
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 行为;举止;(人、动植物、化学药品等的)表现方式;态度;
na. “behavior”的变体;
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义:manner, procedure, bearing, behavior, behaviorism, carriage