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单词 insinuation
释义

in·sin·u·a·tion

noun
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
(usually disapproving)
  1. [countable] something unpleasant that somebody indirectly suggests is true 旁敲侧击的话;影射;暗示
    • She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job.她憎恶暗示她太老不适合这项工作的话。
    • Why did you make those veiled insinuations about me?你为什么对我说那些含沙射影的话?
    • insinuations against the unsuccessful candidate对落选者的旁敲侧击
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • veiled
    verb + insinuation
    • make
    • resent
    preposition
    • insinuation about
    • insinuation against
  2. [uncountable] the act of indirectly suggesting that something unpleasant is true旁敲侧击;含沙射影;巧妙进入
    • His reputation was ruined by insinuation and rumour.他的名声被影射和谣言毁了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • veiled
    verb + insinuation
    • make
    • resent
    preposition
    • insinuation about
    • insinuation against
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’.
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