intimation

[.inti'meiʃən]

n.暗示, 通知

例句与用法:

But the harsh words of the father in a drunken moment of excessive ancestral pride cause a dignified departure with the conciliatory donation of half her means of subsistence and the intimation that she is rejoining her husband.

但父亲在一次酒后的刺耳话语中说了一些有关家世过分骄矜的话,使苔丝傲然离开了家。她把自己一半的生活费留给父母,并告诉他们她要去找丈夫团聚。

He has given us no intimation of his intentions/what he intends to do.

他没有向我们透露他的意图。

词形变化:

副词: intimately | 名词: intimateness | 动词过去式: intimated | 动词过去分词: intimated | 动词现在分词: intimating | 动词第三人称单数: intimates |

详细释义:

n.[U][C]

1. 示意, 暗示, 提示[+that]

A frown is often an intimation of disapproval.

皱眉头常常表示不赞许。

2. 通知, 宣布, 通告

an official intimation of tax assessment

估税公告