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Word family nouninklingverbinkle

ink·ling /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ noun [countableC usually singular]

IDEAa slight idea about something 略知；模糊的印象 → suspicion

I had an inkling that she was pregnant.

我隐约知道她怀孕了。

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She had absolutely no inkling of what was going on.

她根本不知道发生了什么。

Examples from the Corpus

had an inkling• Perhaps he also had an inkling of an altogether more thorough-going solution.• It was as though he had an inkling who it would be.• He had an inkling he was the only one who could decipher the code.• He had an inkling that Jos would have an answer for that too.• I had an inkling that he had gone to Los Angeles.• Nutty had an inkling, but couldn't believe it.• None of the players had an inkling.• I think she, too, had an inkling.

Origin inkling

(1500-1600) Probably from inkle “to say quietly, hint” ((1300-1400))

单词	inkling
释义	inkling Word family nouninklingverbinkle ink·ling /ˈɪŋklɪŋ/ noun [countableC usually singular] IDEAa slight idea about something 略知；模糊的印象 → suspicion I had an inkling that she was pregnant. 我隐约知道她怀孕了。 inkling of She had absolutely no inkling of what was going on. 她根本不知道发生了什么。 Examples from the Corpus had an inkling• Perhaps he also had an inkling of an altogether more thorough-going solution.• It was as though he had an inkling who it would be.• He had an inkling he was the only one who could decipher the code.• He had an inkling that Jos would have an answer for that too.• I had an inkling that he had gone to Los Angeles.• Nutty had an inkling, but couldn't believe it.• None of the players had an inkling.• I think she, too, had an inkling. Origin inkling (1500-1600) Probably from inkle “to say quietly, hint” ((1300-1400))
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