核心畫面
Something that carries a lot of weight — it matters, because changing it would change a lot.
可以想成「份量很重」：這件事舉足輕重，因為它一動，後面很多事都會跟著變。從「事情份量重」這個畫面，延伸到「人份量重」…更多收起
可以想成「份量很重」：這件事舉足輕重，因為它一動，後面很多事都會跟著變。從「事情份量重」這個畫面，延伸到「人份量重」——一個有份量的人，講話、做事都能左右別人，所以是有地位、有影響力的。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
importantadj/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/
- 1
Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
- We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.
- Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between. His clerks, however, understood him very well.
- 2
obsoletePompous; self-important.
- "[…] It is a match that must give universal satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that"—lowering his voice to an important whisper—"will be exceedingly welcome to all parties." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say—your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly […]"
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。