Sign
释义 Definition
sign(名词/动词):常指“标志、符号、迹象;招牌”;作动词时指“签名、签署;做手势示意”。(另有“手语”等用法,这里以最常见义为主。)
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/saɪn/
例句 Examples
Please sign your name at the bottom of the form.
请在表格底部签上你的名字。
The dark clouds were a sign that the weather was about to change, so we decided to head home early.
乌云是天气将要变化的迹象,所以我们决定早点回家。
词源 Etymology
来自拉丁语 signum,意为“标记、记号、旗帜、象征”。经由古法语进入英语后,逐渐发展出“符号/标志”和“签署/签名”等相关含义。
相关词 Related Words
文学作品 Literary Works
- Romeo and Juliet(William Shakespeare):“It is my lady, O, it is my love! O, that she knew she were!” 等语境中常见 sign 表“迹象/征兆”的用法。
- Moby-Dick(Herman Melville):叙述中多次用 sign(s) 表示“征兆、迹象”,用于渲染航海与命运的不确定。
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(Arthur Conan Doyle):侦探推理语境中常用 sign(s) 指“迹象、线索”。