significant other是什么意思

Remember, your significant other is not you.

记住，你的另一半并不是你。

significant other: your husband, wife, partner or sb that you have a special relationship with有特殊关系的那一位（如配偶、情人、恋人）

重点词汇：significant[sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt]

adj.

有重大意义的;显著的;有某种意义的;别有含义的;意味深长的

1有重大意义的；显著的

large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed

a highly significant discovery

有重大意义的发现

There was a significant decline in the size of the business as thecompany transitioned to an intellectual property company.

随着公司向知识产权公司转型，其业务规模显著下降。

The results of the experiment are not statistically significant .

从统计学的观点看，实验结果意义不明显。

There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.

这两组学生没有明显差别。

Your work has shown a significant improvement.

你的工作有了显著改进。

It is significant that girls generally do better in examinations than boys.

很明显，女生的考试成绩一般比男生的好。

Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.

时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。

It is the first drug that seems to have a very significant effect on this disease.

这是第一种似乎对该病有显著疗效的药物。

Two significant constants have been found in a number of researchstudies.

若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。

Police said there had been a significant development in the case.

警方说此案已经有了重大进展。

The mass media have been vested with significant power as social and political agents in modern developed societies

在现代发达社会中，作为社会和政治媒介，大众传媒被赋予了很大的权力。

The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion

海军在平息这场叛乱的过程中起到了有限但却十分重要的作用。

Today's Security Council resolution will be a significant success for American diplomacy

今天的安理会决议将是美国外交取得的一个重大成功。

Britain's negotiators had ensured that the treaty which resulted was a significant change

in direction

英国谈判代表已经担保由此而签订的条约将是方向上的重大改变。

The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position

提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。

The White House has welcomed the Chinese decision and describedit as a far-sighted, significant step.

白宫对中国的决定表示欢迎，称其是富有远见、意义重大的举措。

Insurance can represent a significant portion of the total price of a holiday.

度假总费用里保险费可能会占据相当大的一部分。

There are significant parallels with the 1980s

与20世纪80年代有明显相似之处。

The accident is already shaping up as a significant environmentaldisaster

这次事故已经造成严重的环境灾难。

A significant exhibition of contemporary sculpture will be on view atthe Portland Gallery.

一场关于当代雕塑的重要展览即将在波特兰美术馆开展。

compare insignificant

2

有某种意义的

having a particular meaning

It is significant that he changed his will only days before his death.

他在临终前几天修改遗嘱，这很能说明问题。

What he said was brief but significant.

他的讲话虽然简短，可是非常有意思。

3

[usually before noun] 别有含义的；意味深长的

having a special or secret meaning that is not understood by everyone

同义词： meaningful

a significant look/smile

意味深长的眼神 / 微笑

Mrs Bycraft gave Rose a significant glance.

拜克拉夫特夫人意味深长地瞥了罗丝一眼。

What he says is significant.

他的话意味深长。

You may remember the way each scene ended with someone looking pensive or significant.

你或许还记得，每一场的结尾要么是某人作沉思状，要么是某人故作深沉。