Most 11-year-olds are not encouraged to develop reading skills; a small but significant number are illiterate. 大多数11岁的儿童没有被鼓励去培养阅读技能。有为数不多、但足以引起人们注意的数目的儿童是文盲。
I think it was significant that he never knew his own father. 我想他从不了解自己的父亲这一点就很说明问题。
Significantly, the company recently opened a huge shop in Atlanta. 重要的是,这家公司最近在亚特兰大开了一家大商店。
Your work has shown a significant improvement. 你的工作有了显著改进。
There remained one significant problem. 还有一个非常重要的问题。