meaning

简明英汉词典

meaning

[5mi:niN]

n.

意义, 含意, 意图, [逻]内涵

adj.

意味深长的

美国传统词典[双解]

meaning

mean.ing

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n.（名词）

(1)Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.

意思；意义：被表达或代表的事物；意思或意义

(2)Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language:

含意，言下之意：想要表达的意思，尤指通过语言：

The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.

作者的意思被他晦涩的文章掩盖起来

(3)An interpreted goal, intent, or end:

用意，意图，目标：

“The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority”(Conor Cruise O'Brien)

“他任职教皇的中心意图就是要恢复教皇权力”(康纳·克鲁斯·奥布赖恩)

(4)Inner significance:

内涵，弦外之音：

“But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?”(O. Henry)

“但是谁能理解这个城市声音的内在含义?”(欧亨利)

adj.（形容词）

(1)Full of meaning; expressive.

富有意味的，意味深长的

(2)Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination:

打算做的：以一特定的方式处置或打算。常复合使用：

a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.

一个善意的伙计；不怀好意的企图

参考词汇

(1)meaning， acceptation， import， sense， significance， signification

(2)The central meaning shared by these nouns is “the idea that is conveyed by something, such as a word, an action, a gesture, or a situation”:

这些名词共有的中心意思是“通过如语言、行为、姿势或情形等体现出来的含义”：

Synonyms are words that have the same or approximately the same meaning.

同义词指具有相同或近似含义的词。

In one of its acceptations value is a technical term in music.

在它的一个通用意义上， value 这个词是个专门的音乐术语。

The import of his statement is ambiguous.

他的叙述意思不明确。

The term anthropomorphism has only one sense.

anthropomorphism 这个词只有一个意思。

The significance of a green traffic light is generally understood.

人们通常都明白绿色交通灯的含义。

Scientists have been unable to determine the signification of most Etruscan inscriptions.

科学家们一直无法确定伊特鲁里亚人的刻印文字的意思

现代英汉词典

meaning

[5mi:nIN]

n.

(1)意义；含义

It doesn't seem to have much meaning.

似乎无多大意义。

(2)重要性；价值

the meaning of life

生命的价值

词性变化

meaning

adj.

有意义的，意味深长的

现代英汉综合大辞典

meaning

[5mi:niN]

n.

(1)意义, 含义

(2)企图, 目的

(3)【逻】内涵; 外延

(4)重要性; 价值

(5)有效的内容; 效力

full of meaning

意味深长的

with meaning

有意思的

He says his life has lost its meaning (for him) since his wife died.

他说妻子死后他的生命就失去了价值。

词性变化

meaning

[5mi:niN]

adj.

有意义的, 意味深长的; 有所企图的

ill-meaning

恶意

well-meaning

善意

When she asked if she had passed the examination the teacher said he couldn't tell her, but gave her a meaning smile.

当她问老师她是否考试及格时, 老师说不能告诉她, 只是意味深长地一笑。

继承用法

meaningless

[5mi:nINlIs]

adj.

无意的, 无价值的, 无目的的

meaningly

adv.

有意地, 故意地

特殊用法

associative meaning

【语】联想意义

basic meaning

本义, 基本意义

central meaning

中心意义

class meaning

(图书)类义

cognitive meaning

认识意义

commendatory meaning

称赞的意义

connotative meaning

内涵意义

contextual meaning

语境意义, 上下文意义

denotative meaning

【心理】外延意义

derived meaning

派生意义

dictionary meaning

【语】字典意义

differential meaning

区别性意义

direct [original, primitive] meaning

本义

educational meaning

教育意义, 教育作用

emotive meaning

感情意义

expressive meaning

表达的意义, 表情意义

extensional meaning

引伸的意义, 扩展的意义

external meaning

外部意义

figurative meaning

比喻意义

formal meaning

形式意义

formalized meaning

形式化了的意义

functional meaning

功能意义

illocutionary meaning

【语】言外意义

grammatical meaning

语法意义

intensional meaning

含意

internal meaning

内部意义

intrinsic meaning

内在意义

legal meaning

法律意义

lexical meaning

词汇意义

linguistic meaning

语言学意义

literal meaning

字(面意)义

locutionary meaning

【语】言内意义

marginal meaning

外延意义

material meaning

实质意义

microlinguistic meaning

微语言学意义

multiple meaning

多(重意)义

narrowed meaning

狭义

non-verbal meaning

非言语意义

normal meaning

标准意义

pedagogical meaning

教育意义

performative meaning

实行的意义

prefixal meaning

加(了)前缀(的)词义

primary meaning

(词的)原义

propositional meaning

【语】命题意义

referential meaning

所指[指示]意义

secondary meaning of words

法律词句的引伸义, 引伸义说

semantic meaning

【语】语义

situational meaning

环境意义, 语境含义

social meaning

社会意义

specialized meaning

专义

stimulus meaning

刺激意义

structural meaning

结构意义

total meaning

总体意义

transferred meaning

转义use-

theory meaning

【哲】意义的功用论

verbal meaning

语文意义

widened meaning

广义

word meaning

字义

meaning in literature

文学的意义

meaning in material

材料中的意义

meaning in poetry

诗中的意义

meaning in texture

结构中的意义

meaning of good

好的意义

meaning of life

生活的意义

meaning of work of art

艺术作品的意义

meaning through metaphor

贯穿在隐喻中的意义

参考词汇

meaning sense purport

都含“意义”、“意思”的意思。

(1)meaning系常用词, 指“用语言文字、姿态、行动、图画等所表达的意义或含义”, 如:

the meaning of a sentence

句子的意思。

(2)sense 指“一个词所表达的意思”, 尤指“一个词的特殊意义”, 如:

The word has several senses.

这个词有许多意思。

(3)purport 系正式用语, 指“文件、演讲等长篇文章的主题或大意”, 如:

What's the purport of her letter?

她的信的大意是什么?

用法词典

meaning

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