词组 | importance |
释义 | importance /ɪmˈpɔːtəns $ -ɔːr-/ noun the quality of being importantGrammarImportance is often used in the phrase be of ... importance.adjectivesgreat/considerable/enormous importance Their friendship was of great importance to her. | Some people attach enormous importance to personal wealth.vital/crucial/critical importance (=very great) This research is of vital importance.central/fundamental importance The central importance of interest rates is widely recognized.overriding importance (=greater than for anything else) The question that will be of overriding importance is how you are going to finance your training.equal importance When applying for a job, qualifications and experience are often of equal importance.particular importance Tourism has particular importance in some regions.relative importance (=compared to other things) Discuss the relative importance of the factors affecting people’s health.growing/increasing importance This is evidence of the growing importance of the internet as a source of information.international/national/local importance Crime is an issue of national importance.economic/political importance The role of the police has great political importance.practical importance (=related to things that happen, rather than just ideas) Science has long been of practical importance to civilization as a whole.verbshave importance This is an issue that has importance for all of us.attach importance to sth (=think it is important) She attached great importance to loyalty.emphasize/stress the importance of sth I’d like to emphasize the importance of reading exam questions carefully.exaggerate/overestimate the importance of sth It is hard to exaggerate the importance of this development.recognize/realize the importance of sth We all recognize the importance of his work.underestimate the importance of sth Do not underestimate the importance of good illustrations.assume/take on importance (=become important) The town assumed importance once it was connected to the rail system.lose its importance The island lost its importance when trade routes changed.grow/increase in importance (=become more important) The country’s tourism industry has grown in importance.decline in importance (=become less important) The party declined in importance as new parties were formed.prepositionsthe importance of sth The article stresses the importance of regular exercise.importance to sb These records are of importance to local historians.phrasesa sense/feeling of importance (=a feeling that you are an important person) Sitting behind the big desk gave her a feeling of importance.matters of importance He consulted Lansdowne on all matters of importance.a man of importance Her husband was a man of great importance, a former deputy prime minister.be of little/no importance Where the money came from is of no importance.be of the utmost importance/be of paramount importance (=be extremely important) It is of the utmost importance that this matter is kept confidential.be of secondary importance (=be less important than another thing) It is how confidently you speak that matters; what you say is of secondary importance.be of primary importance formal (=be the most important thing) Finishing the project on time is of primary importance.THESAURUS: importance significance the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future: The significance of the discovery was not understood until years later. | 9/11 was an event of global significance (=very important because it affected the whole world). | The results were of little significance at the time (=not very important). value the importance and usefulness of something: The athletes talked to the students about the value of a college education. | Such methods are of little value. | His work was of great value to future scientists. prominence the fact of being important and well-known: He first came to prominence in the 1990s (=he first became well-known). |
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