intimation

英 [,ɪntɪ'meɪʃn] 美 [,ɪntɪ'meʃən]
  • n. 暗示;告知;讽示

助记提示


1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高级).
2. intim- "inmost" + -ation.
3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, make known.
4. => action of making known.

英文词源


intimation (n.)
mid-15c., "action of making known," from Middle French intimation (late 14c.), from Late Latin intimationem (nominative intimatio) "an announcement" (in Medieval Latin "a judicial notification"), noun of action from past participle stem of intimare (see intimate). Meaning "suggestion, hint" is from 1530s.

双语例句


1. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。

来自柯林斯例句

2. There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
他的医生没有透露他的病情很严重。

来自《权威词典》

3. Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything.
布朗象没有听见似的,无任何表示.

来自辞典例句

4. Hopkins sent me the earliest intimation.
霍普金斯最先将情况通知我.

来自辞典例句

5. A frown is often an intimation of disapproval.
皱眉头常常表示不赞许.

来自辞典例句

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