implication
英 [ɪmplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]
美 ['ɪmplɪ'keʃən]
助记提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + plic- + -ation.
2. => involve, entangle, connect closely.
2. => something implied (but not expressed).
中文词源
implication 牵连，牵涉来自implicate,牵连，牵涉。
英文词源
- implication (n.)
- early 15c., "action of entangling," from Latin implicationem (nominative implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from past participle stem of implicare "involve, entangle, connect closely," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something implied (but not expressed)" is from 1550s.
双语例句
- 1. The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.
- 婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The implication was plain, if left unstated.
- 其含意不言而喻。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The implication took a while to sink in.
- 其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He smiled, with the implication that he didn't believe me.
- 他微笑了, 暗示着不相信我.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. He is by implication requesting me to resign.
- 他示意要我辞职.
来自《简明英汉词典》