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 ~.    (social rank社会阶层)


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 ~.


importance: 泛指有价值或影响力，consequence: 可指社会地位高，但更多指可能造成后果，moment: 明显的重要，weight: 直接相关，可能造成严重后果，significance: 有重要性，但不一定明显意识到，import: 同significance


记忆方法: 1) 首字母ICMWSI重新排序为II CM SW，其中SW想成Short Wave短波，即两厘米短波<==重要

          2) 重要的意思是有价值或影响力mean a quality or aspect that is felt to be of great worth, value, or influence.首字母ICMWSI重新排序为II CM SW，其中SW想成Short Wave短波，即两厘米短波<==重要       (value实用价值worth货币价值)