I began to have an inkling of this woman's importance in John's life.我开始隐约感觉到这个女人在约翰生活中的重要性。

He had no inkling of the cause of the delay.他对延迟的原因一无所知。

She had an inkling that something was wrong.她隐约觉得出了什么事。

We had no inkling that he was ill.我们没有觉察到他病了。