A significant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree.
Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate.
大多数11岁的孩子都没有获得鼓励培养自己的阅读技能,他们中有为数不多但仍占相当一部分的人不能读写。
foods that offer a significant amount of protein.
富含大量蛋白质的食物。
The study is too small to show whether this trend is statistically significant.
该研究太过局限,不能从统计的角度显示这种趋势是否重要。
A significant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows something.
I think it was significant that he never knew his own father.
他从不了解自己的父亲,我想这一点就很说明问题。
Time would appear to be the significant factor in this whole drama.
时间似乎是整部剧中一个举足轻重的因素。
a very significant piece of legislation.
一条非常重要的法规。