implicature
/ˈɪmplɪˌkətʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- the action of implying a meaning beyond the literal sense of what is explicitly stated, for example saying the frame is nice and implying I don't like the picture in it婉转暗示, 意在言外（如说the frame is nice 来婉转暗示I don't like the picture in it）。
1.1
- count noun a meaning so implied言外之意, 寓意。