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

• Only Americans fully share his intimation.
  只有美国人才能完全同意他的说法。
• Most interpreters take it that the Precursor had some intimation of Jesus being the Messias: they assign this as the reason why John at first refused to baptize him;
  大多数诠释者都把这位先驱者看成是弥赛亚耶稣的一些预示：他们为约翰为何起初拒绝为他受洗作了一些理由；
• 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？
• I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
  我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。
• Hopkins sent me the earliest intimation.
  霍普金斯最先将情况通知我。
• He had no intimation that he was on the point of another disaster.
  他未意识到他即将遭到另一场灾难。
• 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。
• 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！
• His suicide attempt was the first intimation of how depressed he was.
  他的自杀未遂第一次表明是他多么抑郁。
• 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。