(1)重要(性)，重大(quality of being important;significance;value)[U]：attach great～to this subject 極為重視這一問題;emphasize/exaggerate/ignore/realize the～of... 強調(diào)/夸大/忽視/意識……的重要性;overestimate/underestimate the～of... 過高估計/低估……的重要性;The～of... cannot be overemphasized/overstressed. …… 的重要性怎么強調(diào)也不過分。be of capital/leading/primary/great/relative/vital～to ... 對……具有頭等/頭等/頭等/極大/相對/極大的重要性(意義);be of no/little/not much～to ... 對……不/幾乎不/不太重要;
(2)顯要，權(quán)勢(the condition of having influence or power)[U]：a position of/of no～顯要的/無足輕重的職位;Is he related to anyone of～? 他與什么顯要人物有關(guān)系嗎?full of one's own～驕傲自大的，自命不凡的;be conscious of/have a good idea of one's own～自負(fù)/自高自大;speak with an air of～講起話來一副自命不凡的神情;
←im′portant adj;
【辨異】importance與concequence和significance的區(qū)別見CONSEQUENCE。