significant、important与momentous这些形容词均含“重要的、重大的”之意。
significant : 指某事物由于特别优秀或特别有意义而显得重要与突出。
- There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
近年来，女学生的人数有了显著增加。 - The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.
美国同苏联的谈判对两国间的关系非常重要。
important : 最普通用词，指有权威、有影响的人或值得注意的、有价值的事物。
- He was one of the most important writers of that period.
他是那个时期最具影响力的作家之一。
momentous : 指极其重要的。
- the momentous news of the president's death
总统去世的重大消息 - Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family.
是否移居海外对这个家庭来说是个重要的决定。
