imply - 基础词汇详解 (共2个含义)

imply 🔊

/ɪmˈplaɪ/

To suggest something or show an idea without saying it directly.

A close-up of a person's face with a thoughtful expression, looking slightly to the side while slightly raising their eyebrows and pursing their lips. They are sitting across a table in a cozy cafe. A half-finished cup of coffee is on the table. The person's finger is tapping lightly on the table, conveying a sense of unspoken meaning or hidden message. Natural, soft lighting, focus on the person's expression. No text.

暗示 🔊

➕

àn shì

动词

不直接说出你的想法,而是通过说的话或做的事,让别人猜出你的意思。就像你跟朋友说‘这屋里真冷’,其实是想让他关窗户。

📁 分类：Language Evolution 🔖 等级：初级

📘 详细信息

📖 词根拆解

来自拉丁语‘implicare’,由‘in-’（向内）和‘plicare’（折叠,包裹）组成。字面意思是‘折进去’,引申为把意思藏在话语里。

💡 联想技巧

谐音‘印铺来’。想象你在打印一份文件,上面的话很直白,但打印机‘暗示’（imply）墨快用完了,所以打出来的字迹很淡,让你自己去‘猜’这个意思。

📖 例句

The teacher's question implied that the student's answer was not entirely correct. 🔊 老师的问题暗示着学生的答案不完全正确。

🔗 固定搭配

imply that... – 暗示着……

strongly imply – 强烈暗示

🔄 同义词

suggest (v.) – 建议,暗示；不如imply间接,可能是一种提议。

hint (v.) – 暗示,提示；比imply更轻微、更模糊的暗示。

🚫 反义词

state (v.) – 陈述,声明；直接、明确地说出来。

🌱 派生词

implication (n.) – 含义,暗示（名词形式）

📖 文化故事

在古代的议事厅里,一位贵族没有直接指责国王的错误,而是讲了一个狐狸掉入陷阱的寓言。他巧妙地借故事影射国王的决定,这种委婉的表达,最终催生了‘imply’一词,用于形容那些不直说,而是让听众自己‘折’出含义的智慧言辞。

imply 🔊

/ɪmˈplaɪ/

To mean something as a necessary result or natural consequence of something else.

A visual infographic showing cause and effect. On the left side, an icon of dark storm clouds. An arrow points from the clouds to the right side, where an icon of falling rain drops and a person holding an open umbrella. The background is clean and white, making the logical sequence very clear. No text on the icons.

意味着 🔊

➕

yì wèi zhe

动词

表示一件事是另一件事的必然结果或自然推论。比如,乌云密布‘意味着’快要下雨了。不是直接说,而是根据事实得出的结论。

📁 分类：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 等级：中级

📘 详细信息

📖 例句

His constant cough and fever implied that he was catching a cold. 🔊 他不停地咳嗽和发烧意味着他感冒了。

🔗 固定搭配

imply a connection – 意味着有联系

seem to imply – 似乎意味着

🔄 同义词

suggest (v.) – 表明,意味着；多用于表明一种可能性,而非绝对结论。

indicate (v.) – 表明,显示；比imply更直接,更基于明显的证据或迹象。

🚫 反义词

rule out (v.) – 排除；表示某事不可能发生或无关。

🌱 派生词