meaning
英 [ˈmi:nɪŋ] 美 [ˈminɪŋ]

n.

意思，意义；含义；意图；

adj.

有意思的；意味深长的；

vt.

意味(mean的现在分词)；意思是；

变形

复数：meanings

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U][C]意思,意义,含义 what is conveyed or signified; sense
2. [U]目的,重要性 purpose; significance

英英释义

meaning[ 'mi:niŋ ]

• n.
  • the message that is intended or expressed or signified

    "what is the meaning of this sentence"

    同义词：significancesignificationimport

  • the idea that is intended

    "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

    同义词：substance

• adj.rich in significance or implication

  "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"

  同义词：pregnantsignificant

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• acquire a new meaning获得新意
• bear a meaning有意义
• catch the meaning听懂含义
• change the meaning改变意思
• contain (a) meaning包含意义
• dig the meaning钻研出意义
• explain the meaning解释意思
• get sb's meaning明白某人的意思
• grasp the meaning of抓住…的重点
• have a meaning有某种意义
• illustrate one's meaning举例说明自己的意思
• keep regular meaning保持通常的意义
• know the meaning (of)知道…的含义
• perceive the full meaning了解全部含义
• puzzle out the meaning思索出含义
• seize the meaning抓住意思
• take meaning to heart把意义铭记在心
• take on (a) new meaning获得(一个)新义
• understand a meaning理解某意思
• unfold the meaning of表明…的意思

形容词+～

• accepted meaning公认的意义
• apparent meaning表面的意义
• basic meaning基础意思
• central meaning中心意义
• clear meaning清楚的意思
• deep meaning深层意义
• double meaning模棱两可的意思
• essential meaning基本含义
• exact meaning确切的意义
• grammatical meaning文法含义
• hidden meaning隐义
• important meaning重要意义
• intended meaning欲表达的意义
• real meaning真正的意义
• social meaning社会意义
• wide meaning广泛的意义

名词+～

• core meaning核心意义
• slang meaning俚语里的意义
• surface meaning表面意义

介词+～

• clear in meaning意义清楚
• without meaning毫无意义

～+介词

• meaning of a word一个词的意义

词组短语

meaning of life生活的意义；生命真义

original meaning本义；原意

no meaning没词义，没意义

semantic meaning[语]语义

social meaning社会意义

literal meaning字面意义，字面意思；字义

lexical meaning n. 词汇意义

grammatical meaning语法意义

connotative meaning内涵意义；涵义

double meaning双重意义，双关

linguistic meaning言内意义；语学意义；语言学意义

referential meaning参考意义；指涉意义

utterance meaning话语意义

make one's meaning clear说明自己的意思

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

implication, sense, meaning

这组词都有“含义，意义，意思”的意思，其区别是：

implication指暗含的意思。

sense特指词、短语或句子的某种特定意思。也常指多种解释的一种。

meaning普通用词，使用广泛。既可指语言表达的意思，又可指手势、符号、表情或艺术品或抽象概念所含的意义。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. These words are empty of meaning.
   这些话毫无意义。
2. This battle is of historic meaning.
   这一战具有历史意义。
3. I can't apprehend your meaning.
   我不明白你的意思。
4. You mistook my meaning entirely.
   你完全误解了我的意思。
5. You wrest my words from their real meaning.
   你曲解了我的话的真实含义。
6. I can't quite grasp the meaning of these figures.
   我不能很好地领会这些数字的重要性。
7. He says his life has lost its meaning since his wife died.
   他说妻子死后他的生命就失去了价值。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Henry and his wife again interchanged a meaning look.
   亨利和他的妻子又互相交换了一个意义深长的眼色。

权威例句

Meaning in interaction
Acts of meaning.
The measurement of meaning.
WORKING WITH DISCOURSE: MEANING BEYOND THE CLAUSE
WORKING WITH DISCOURSE: MEANING BEYOND THE CLAUSE
The meaning and use of the area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve
Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning and Identity
Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity.
Foundations of Social Research: meaning and perspective in the research process
Linguistics: Language as Social Semiotic: The Social Interpretation of Language and Meaning. M. A. K. Halliday