【同义词辨析】 2017-12-14 重要importance-significance
importance: implies a judgment by which a 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 importance 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 exchangeable with significance: a speech of enormous ~.
importance:表示有价值有影响力,通用,consequence: 社会地位高(social rank社会阶层)或可能造成后果,moment: 显而易见不言自明的后果,weight: 直接相关,如不处理影响严重,significance: 重要但不一定明显或被认识到,import: 同上。
记忆方法: 1)首字母记忆ICM,ISW: 想成I CoMe, I ShoW,我来了我展示了==>重在参与
2)重要的意思是有价值有影响力mean a quality or aspect that is felt to be of great worth, value, or influence. (value实用价值,worth货币价值)