Significant amount
[经] 大数, 有重要意义的金额
🧩 词语组成解析
significant
[sɪɡ'nɪfɪkənt]
adj. 重要的;有意义的;有重大意义的;值得注意的;
n. 有意义的事物;象征，标志;
sign记号，信号+ific产生…的+ant形容词后缀→有意义的
amount
[ə'maʊnt]
n. 量，数量;总额;本利之和;全部效果，全部含义;
vi. （在意义、价值、效果、程度等方面）等于;等同，接近;合计，总共;发展成为;
mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#词根助记：a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到总量=总量
🗣️ 情景例句
You give me the money and I'll give you the goods.
你付钱，我给货。
I don't know, sir, but I guess the computer made some mistake.
不知道呀，好像是电脑出了故障了。
To compensate for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man drank a little more than was good for him.
为了补偿住院这一段不愉快的经历，那人喝得稍许多了一点。