signific

signific — 形容詞

  • significpositive
  • more significcomparative
  • most significsuperlative

1. describing something that functions as a sign, signal, or indication of a partic

1.形容詞C2
釋義

跡象的；表徵

作為信號或標誌的

describing something that functions as a sign, signal, or indication of a particular fact, situation, or quality — especially when the connection is not immediately obvious.

例句

The sudden drop in temperature is signific of an approaching cold front.

氣溫突然下降是冷鋒逼近的表徵。

pattern: signific of + noun phrase for natural signs

To the villagers, the bird's unusual call was signific of danger ahead.

對村民來說，那隻鳥不尋常的叫聲是前方危險的徵兆。

subject: impersonal observation as a sign

常見搭配
  • signific of + change / shift / decline / improvement
同義詞
  • indicative

    much more common in everyday and formal English; 'signific' is rarer and more literary

  • suggestive

    broader in meaning — can mean 'evoking' rather than strictly 'pointing to'; 'suggestive of' is also common

  • symbolic

    focuses on representation through cultural or agreed-upon meaning rather than natural cause-effect

文法句型

signific + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Predominantly used in predicative position (e.g. 'X is signific of Y') rather than attributively. Significantly more common in formal written English than in speech; the synonym 'indicative' is far more frequent in everyday use.

常見錯誤

The signific mark showed he was tired.
The mark was signific of his tiredness.
'signific' is rarely used directly before a noun; it typically follows a linking verb and is paired with 'of'.

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