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connotation
英 [kɒnə'teɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,kɑnə'teʃən]
- n. 内涵；含蓄；暗示，隐含意义；储蓄的东西（词、语等）
词态变化
复数: connotations;
英文词源
- connotation (n.)
- 1530s, from Medieval Latin connotationem (nominative connotatio), from connotat-, past participle stem of connotare "signify in addition to the main meaning," a term in logic, literally "to mark along with," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + notare "to mark" (see note).
A word denotes its primary meaning, its barest adequate definition -- father denotes "one that has begotten." A word connotes the attributes commonly associated with it -- father connotes "male sex, prior existence, greater experience, affection, guidance."
双语例句
- 1. "Urchin", with its connotation of mischievousness, may not be a particularly apt word.
- urchin有淘气的含义，可能不是一个特别恰当的词。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A possible connotation of " home " is a place of warmth, comfort and affection ".
- “ 家 ” 的可能涵义是“一个温暖 、 舒适和爱的地方 ”.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 3. The connotation or sense of a sentence is a proposition.
- 一个句子的内涵或意义是一个命题.
来自辞典例句
- 4. The term " reliability " has many popular connotation.
- “ 可靠性 ” 一词有许多通俗的涵义.
来自辞典例句
- 5. A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
- 一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义,同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意.
来自辞典例句