mindmap root((重要)) importance implies a judgment by which superior worth or influence is ascribed to something or someone: there are no cities of ~ in this area. consequence may imply importance in social rank but more generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects: whatever style you choose is of little ~. moment implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence: a decision of very great ~. weight implies a judgment of the immediate relevant importance of something that must be taken into account or that may seriously affect an outcome: idle chitchat of no particular ~. significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important or of consequence but that may or may not be self-evident or recognized: time would reveal the ~ of that casual act. import is essentially interchangeable with significance: a speech of enormous ~.