innuendo
/ˌɪnjʊˈendəʊ/noun
(pl. -oes 或-os)
- an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one暗讽, 影射, 暗指：
she's always making sly innuendoes
她总是诡秘地含沙射影
mass noun a constant torrent of innuendo, gossip, lies, and half-truths.滔滔不绝的暗讽、嚼舌、谎言和半真半假的欺人之谈。
词源
mid 16th cent. （as an adverb in the sense 'that is to say, to wit', used in legal documents to introduce an explanation）： Latin, 'by nodding at, by pointing to', ablative gerund of innuere, from in- 'towards' + nuere 'to nod'. The noun dates from the late 17th cent.