important
/ˌɪmˈpɔrtənt/KK
/ˌɪmˈpɔɹtənt/IPA
ɪm·pɔr·tənt
變化形
more important
most important
1.
重要的；要緊的
對某件事、某個人或某個結果有很大影響，因此值得特別注意或重視的。
用法：常放在名詞前，也常用於「對某人而言，某事很重要」的句型。後面可接不定詞，或接由 that 引導的子句。
My grandmother is very important to our family.
我的祖母對我們的家庭非常重要。
It is important to check the train time before leaving home.
出門前查看火車時間很重要。
Getting enough sleep is important before a big test.
在大考前睡眠充足很重要。
2.
有地位的；有影響力的
因職位、財富、權力或社會地位而受到重視，並能影響他人或事情的人或團體。
用法：修飾人時，常帶有「有身分或權勢」的意思。若只想說某人對自己很重要，通常用第一義的句型較自然。
The school invited some important people to its birthday party.
學校邀請了一些重要的人來參加它的生日派對。
She became an important person in the group that helps keep her town clean.
她成為那個幫忙保持她的城鎮清潔的團體中的重要人物。
常見錯誤
It is important for study English every day.
It is important to study English every day.
This question is more important than that one very much.
This question is much more important than that one.
This is a very important information.
This is very important information.／This is an important piece of information.
English is important to me to learn.
Learning English is important to me.／It is important for me to learn English.
相關字詞
學習提示
・important 很常用，但不一定等於「必要的」。例如，帶雨傘可能很重要，卻未必是絕對必要。
・常見句型包括「某事對某人很重要」、「做某事很重要」及「某人扮演重要角色」。
・說明個人重視的事物時，常說「某事對我很重要」，不必把 important 用來形容自己是有地位的人。