signifier

英 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪə(r)]

美 [ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪər]

n.  能指(语言符号的形式)

复数：signifiers　

BNC.17727 / COCA.17182

牛津词典

noun

• 能指（语言符号的形式）
  the form of a linguistic sign, for example its sound or its printed form, rather than the meaning it expresses

英英释义

noun

• the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
  1. the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
  Synonym:formword formdescriptor

双语例句

• To put it in a paradoxical way: the subject of the signifier is a retroactive effect of the failure of his own representation;
  以一种悖论的方式来说：能指的主体是他自身的表象的失败的一个回溯性效果；
• For Lacan, the term "signifier chain" refers to the interrelations between different symbols or words.
  对于拉岗而言，「符号链」提到不同符号及文字的关系。
• Like pretty much everything else the English have adopted, we quickly made cutlery into a class signifier.
  与英国人所接受的其它事物大同小异的是，他们很快把餐具变身为身份等级的标志。
• The subject of the signifier is precisely this lack, this impossibility to find a signifier which would be "his own": the failure of his representation is a positive condition.
  能指的主体正是这个缺失，是找到可能是“他自己”的一个能指的这个不可能性：他的表象的失败是一个肯定的条件。
• This relation is called a differential relation because one signifier can never signify itself, it must always refer to other signifiers.
  这个关系被称为延异关系，因为符号无法单指自己，总是会提及其他符号。
• Naturally glossy long hair is a signifier of youth, which in turn implies fertility, which is probably why many men will say that they prefer it to short hair.
  自然光泽的长发是年轻人的专利，暗示着他们的生殖力。很可能因此男性更偏爱长发。
• By separating signified and signifier, it analyses the existence of God in language.
  并从解构主义的角度出发，从能指和所指分离入手，解构了上帝在语言上的存在，分析了上帝存在命题的多角度走向。
• Therefore, the signifier of "the Name-of-the-Father" does not necessarily relate to the character of "father", nor does it point to a certain person or a certain object.
  因此，父亲之名的能指并不与父亲这个人物有必然的联系，也不固定指向某尹人或某物。
• Recent research from the University of Cambridge finds that the key to longevity and good health might well reside in a brisk 20-minute daily walk, which spells trouble for purveyors of another signifier of oppression: the stiletto shoe.
  剑桥大学（UniversityofCambridge）的最新研究表明：健康长寿的秘诀最好是每天快步行走20分钟，这给另一压迫性标志细高跟鞋带来巨大麻烦。
• Throughout his career, Rosling has maintained a fact-based worldview – an understanding of how global health trends act as a signifier for economic development based on hard data.
  纵观他的职业生涯，罗斯林建立起了一个以事实为基础的世界观，即一种观念&全球健康趋势如何来充当基于硬数据的信号物。