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VERB
預示;是…的征兆;表示;是…的標志
If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
例句
Red eyes denote strain and fatigue...
眼睛充血表明壓力過大、身心疲憊。
There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
有了一條留言，這表示有人已先于她到了這兒。
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VERB
（符號等）代表，是…的標記
What a symbol denotes is what it represents.
例句
In figure 24 'D' denotes quantity demanded and 'S' denotes quantity supplied.
在圖 24 中，D 代表需求量而 S 代表供應量。
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VERB
意思是;指代
What a word or name denotes is what it means or refers to.
例句
In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
中世紀時，drab（“本色布”）一詞指的是一種農民用來制衣的非常普通的羊毛織物。