ink·ling
noun/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
[usually singular]- a slight knowledge of something that is happening or about to happen
（对正在或即将发生的事的）略知 - inkling (of something) He had no inkling of what was going on.
他对正在发生的事情一无所知。 - inkling (that…) The first inkling I had that something was wrong was when I found the front door wide open.
我发现前门大开着时就隐约感觉到出了事。
Extra Examples- The first inkling we had of Cliff's problem was when he didn't come to work.
克利夫没来上班，这时我们才第一次隐约感到他出了问题。 - We didn't have the slightest inkling of the dramatic news we were about to hear.
当时我们对于即将听到的激动人心的消息还一无所知。 - I had some vague inkling of what she must have gone through.
我对她一定经历过什么有一些模糊的了解。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- faintest
- slightest
- …
- have (no)
- get
- give (somebody)
- …
- inkling of
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘a mention in an undertone, a hint’): from the rare verb inkle ‘utter in an undertone’, of unknown origin. - inkling (of something) He had no inkling of what was going on.