Tra từ significance - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sig·nifi·cance AW [significance significances] BrE [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns] NAmE [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns] noun uncountable, countable
1. the importance of sth, especially when this has an effect on what happens in the future
•a decision of major political significance
•The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.
•They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
•We should be fully aware of the significance of television in shaping our ideas.
2. the meaning of sth
•She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
•Do these symbols have any particular significance?
compare ↑insignificance

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’.

Example Bank:
•Let us not attach too much significance to these meetings.
•Suddenly his son's relationship with the girl took on a new significance.
•Suddenly the relationship took on a new significance.
•The ceremony has great symbolic significance.
•The scientists are cautious about the wider significance of their findings.
•The significance of this lies in the fact that he had previously denied all knowledge of the fund.
•They failed to appreciate the true significance of these discoveries.
•a meal that has particular significance for a Jewish family
•a policy of special significance to women
•She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
•This is a decision of major political significance.