单词 | denote |
释义 | denote /dɪnəʊt; name dɪnoʊt/ [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) (formal) to be a sign of sth; to have a particular meaning表示;说明;意指◆a very high temperature often denotes a serious illness.高烧往往表明病得很重。note 辨析 signal, signify or denote? signal suggests that sth makes people realize sth; signify and denote usually suggest that one thing has a particular meaning, especially an official or accepted meaning. * signal 意味着某物使人意识到什么; signify 和 denote 通常指某物有特定的含义,尤其是官方或认可的含义◆the white belt signifies / denotes that he's an absolute beginner.白腰带表示他完全是个新手。however, signify can suggest a more complicated meaning than denote, including the ideas suggested by a word or expression.不过,signify 可表示比 denote 更为复杂的含义,包括词或短语所暗含的意义◆what does the term 'patrician' signify (= what does it mean and what might it suggest)?“贵族”一词有什么含义?◆the hebrew term used here simply denotes a young girl (= it does not mean or suggest anything more than that).此处的希伯来词语仅仅是“年轻女孩”的意思。denote/dɪˈnəʊt ||; dɪˈnot/verb [t] to mean or be a sign of sth 表示;作为符号;意思是: ◇in algebra the sign x always denotes an unknown quantity. 在代数里,x这个符号总是用来代表未知数。 denotesee ⇨ meaning 3 de·note /dɪ`not; dɪˈnəʊt/v [t]to mean something or be used as a sign for something 表示,是…意思:◇each x on the map denotes 500 people. 地图上的每一个 x 符号都表示 500 人。 |
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