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Today’s Word: significant

Today’s Word: significant

November 22, 2017     =========

☆  significant  意義深い

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A significant action or gesture is intended to have a special meaning, or to be meaningful. Other words that have a similar meaning are expressive, indicative, suggestive, and as I mentioned, meaningful. Here are some examples of the word in use:

He spoke carefully, and made sure he used significant words that conveyed his message clearly.
My homestay in Japan was one of the most significant experiences of my teenage years.
Most of the time, the mistakes non-native speakers make when speaking English are not that significant, even though the speaker tends to worry about these mistakes.
She didn’t realize it at the time, but her actions had significantRead more about Today’s Word: significant[…]