signifier

名词

1. 1

   标志、象征、表征

   For many people, an expensive watch is still a signifier of success.

   对许多人来说，昂贵的手表仍是成功的象征。

2. 2

   能指、符号具语言学

   In language, the signifier and the signified are linked only by convention.

   在语言中，能指与所指之间的连结只是约定俗成。