sign
英 [sa?n]
美[sa?n]
- n. 迹象；符号；记号；手势；指示牌
- vi. 签署；签名
- vt. 签署；示意
英英释意
- 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened);
- "he showed signs of strain"
- "they welcomed the signs of spring"
- 2. a public display of a (usually written) message;
- "he posted signs in all the shop windows"
- 3. any communication that encodes a message;
- "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
- 4. structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted;
- "the highway was lined with signboards"
- 5. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- 6. (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease;
- "there were no signs of asphixiation"
- 7. having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges);
- "he got the polarity of the battery reversed"
- "charges of opposite sign"
- 8. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come;
- "he hoped it was an augury"
- "it was a sign from God"
- 9. a gesture that is part of a sign language
- 10. a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified;
- "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure
- 11. a character indicating a relation between quantities;
- "don't forget the minus sign"