Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
暗示
ànshì
Description
“暗示”是不直接说出来，而是用别的方法让别人明白你的意思。
"暗示" means not saying something directly, but using other methods to make others understand your meaning.
这个词可以是动词，也可以是名词。
This word can be both a verb and a noun.
Meanings
暗示ànshì
to hint; to imply indirectly
她暗示我该走了。
She hinted that I should leave.
暗示ànshì
a hint; a suggestion
他给了我一个暗示。
He gave me a hint.
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Notes
- Etymology
暗 (dark, hidden) + 示 (to show), literally "to show in a hidden way".
- Nuance
暗示 is indirect, while 明示 means to state clearly and directly.
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