If an event, a sign, or a symbol signifies something, it is a sign of that thing or represents that thing.
例句
The contrasting approaches to Europe signified a sharp difference between the major parties...對歐洲截然不同的態度表明兩大政黨間存在巨大差異。The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.餐館外的招牌表明里面有美味佳肴可以享用。
VERB
(用記號或手勢)表明，表達，表示
If you signify something, you make a sign or gesture in order to communicate a particular meaning.
例句
Two jurors signified their dissent...兩名陪審團成員表示了異議。The UN flag was raised at the airport yesterday to signify that control had passed into its hands.昨天機場升起了聯合國的旗幟，表明控制權已移交給聯合國了。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted;
"the dictionary gave several senses for the word""in the best sense charity is really a duty""the signifier is linked to the signified"