intimation

英 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]

n.  透露; 间接表示; 暗示

复数：intimations　

法律

BNC.18734 / COCA.21089

牛津词典

noun

• 透露；间接表示；暗示
  the act of stating sth or of making it known, especially in an indirect way
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暗示;提示
  Anintimationis an indirect suggestion or sign that something is likely to happen or be true.
  1. ...intimations of mortality...
     濒临死亡的征兆
  2. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
     我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。

英英释义

noun

• a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  1. he had no inkling what was about to happen
  Synonym:inklingglimmeringglimmer
• an indirect suggestion
  1. not a breath of scandal ever touched her
  Synonym:hintbreath

双语例句

• And, oh, this dearth of the human physiognomy! and, worse than all, the terrible intimation of Kenneth that I neednot expect to be out of doors till spring!
  还有，啊，轻易看不见人的脸，还有，比什么都糟的是肯尼兹可怕的暗示，说我不到春天甭想出门！
• Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending;
  约瑟夫在地窖的深处咕哝着，可是并不打算上来。
• And yet these changes are only a pale intimation of what Heaven is preparing to do: she is to transform your reality from a limited-conscious dipolar one to a fully conscious monopolar one.
  然而，这些变化只是一个什么样的天堂是准备做苍白的暗示：她是把从有限的，你的现实意识的偶极一到完全自觉单极之一。
• But even understood in this way, the intimation given by the title is disputed by biblical scholars.
  但即使在这样的理解，所给予的暗示的标题是有争议的圣经学者。
• At this intimation the gun club merely shrugged its shoulders and returned to its great work.
  听了这个消息，大炮俱乐部的会员们只耸了耸肩膀，就继续进行伟大的工作去了。
• They were too proud to give any intimation of their financial difficulties.
  他们太骄傲，不敢让别人知道他们的财政困难。
• This service can also add features to send notification or intimation to the users of the log.
  此服务还可以添加一些特性，将通知或提示发送给日志用户。
• And why is it that as we grow older we seem to lose that joyous intimation of something beyond, something of greater significance?
  那么，为什么当我们长大以后，我们好象失去了对某种超越的东西，某种更有意义的东西的那种快乐的隐隐约约的感觉？
• Has she given any intimation of her intentions?
  她有没有给出关于她的意图的任何暗示？
• These moments provide an intimation of ethical perfection and merciful love.
  这些时刻意味着道德上的完美和仁慈的爱。