connotation
/ˌkɒnəʊˈteɪʃən/noun
1- an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning含义, 含意：
the word 'discipline' has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression. discipline
（纪律）这个词带有惩罚和压制这种令人不快的含义。
1.1
- mass noun the implying of such ideas or feelings转义; 含蓄：
the work functions both by analogy and by connotation.
此作品通过类比和转义来表达其意思。
1.2
- Philosophy the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to【哲】内涵, 涵义。常与DENOTATION相对。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin connotatio（n-）, from connotare 'mark in addition' （see CONNOTE）.