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含意;暗示;言外之意(未明说而蕴含之意,1550s 起)
相关 名词理据由「卷入、缠结」转到「折藏于言」——话里裹着未明说之意(the implication was that…「言下之意是……」)。
例句
The implication was that we had failed.言下之意是我们失败了;由卷入转喻折藏于言(相关·比喻)——言外之意。She did not say it outright, but the implication was clear.她没有明说,但暗示很清楚;同此——暗示。
溯源路径本义 → 义项3