connotation

[.kɑ:nə'teiʃn]

n.涵义, 言外之意, [逻]内涵

词形变化

形容词: connotative | 副词: connotatively |

词义辨析

同义:

n.内涵, 言外之意

suggestion  implication  signification  insinuation  allusion  reference  connotation  inference

n.暗示, 包涵

subsense  undercurrent  undertone  nuance  touch  hint  intimation  inference  supposition  coloration  meaning  sense  significance  purport  import

a.含蓄的, 有涵义的

suggestive  implicative  expressive  indicative  inferential  significative  allusive  referential  latent  underlying  implicit  tacit  understood  unspoken  unvoiced  unsaid  unexpressed  

英英释义

名词 connotation:

what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

同义词：intension

an idea that is implied or suggested

补充

connotationconnotation英:[ˌkɔnəuˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌkɑnəˈteʃən]n.1.内涵意义, 隐含义义The word “armchair” has connotations of comfort and relaxation.armchair这个词隐含着舒适悠然的意思。

例句

1. It's just one of those words that's got so many negative connotations.这只是那些带有很多负面含义的单词中的一个。 2. Advertising works largely by connotation, by attempting to associate the product with ideas such as 'coolness' and 'status'.广告主要通过暗示起作用, 即试图把产品和诸如“酷”、“地位”等概念联系起来。 3. the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.discipline.这个单词带有惩罚和压制的令人不快的含义。 4. the work functions both by analogy and by connotation.此作品通过类比和转义来表达。 5. ‘Spinster’ means a single woman but it has negative connotations.spinster指单身女性，但带有负面的意义。 6. a word with negative/positive connotations贬/褒义词 7. "For many people, the word “fat” has negative connotations."对于许多人来说，单词fat含有贬义。 8. The word “childlike” has connotations of innocence.单词childlike有天真无邪的意思。