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词汇 insinuation
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Definition of insinuation in English:

insinuation

noun ɪnsɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)nɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n
  • An unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.

    影射,含沙射影

    I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations

    我没有做任何值得你含沙射影的事情。

    mass noun a piece of filthy insinuation

    肮脏的暗示。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There have also been many other insinuations made about my motives and reasoning for becoming involved in the club.
    • But there are just hints and insinuations that if I stick around long enough there might be a plot later.
    • What is tangible are the insinuations and outright scolding heaped on various nations and entertainment and sports superstars who haven't ponied up what is perceived to be an adequate amount.
    • Opposition parties have levelled insinuations of skulduggery and secret agreements, but the Australian government has stuck hard to the line that no deal had been done.
    • She has turned it into an increasingly ludicrous set of insinuations, non sequiturs and delusions.
    • Further insinuations follow in the shape of questions over the pair's rare competition appearances.
    • But despite a press barrage of innuendo and insinuations, he has not been charged with, let alone found guilty of, any crime.
    • He had been making similar insinuations for the last three days.
    • Far be it from me to stoop to petty insinuations and suggestions, just to illustrate a point.
    • This was a field of much creativity, which ranged from the crudest slurs to the most subtle insinuations and allusions.
    • These are insinuations being spread about me because I belong to the poorer classes.
    • The Americans resent the charge that they could have prevented the looting, and museum officials are incensed by insinuations that their staff allowed or even profited from it.
    • As usual there were lots of insinuations but there did not seem to be many facts.
    • There have been insinuations, accusations, denials and counter-accusations.
    • The thefts were calculated and professional, and the staff were quick with unpleasant insinuations when the evil deeds were pointed out.
    • Mark gives numerous reasons for his attitude, along with somewhat threatening insinuations that resistance is futile and that ‘they’ will destroy you if you try.
    • So, the case has completely collapsed, and Kay is left with nothing but vague and unproved insinuations even in the small matters to which he continues to cling for whatever odd reason.
    • He made the most unpalatable insinuations and unpleasant comparisons without hurting anyone's feelings and without giving cause for disapproval.
    • We deny all the implied allegations and insinuations in the strongest possible terms.
    • To see those headlines and read those insinuations did hurt, to say the least.
    Synonyms
    implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputation, innuendo, reference, allusion, indication, undertone, overtone
    aspersion, slur, allegation

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare (see insinuate).

Definition of insinuation in US English:

insinuation

nouninˌsinyo͞oˈāSH(ə)nɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃ(ə)n
  • An unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.

    影射,含沙射影

    I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations

    我没有做任何值得你含沙射影的事情。

    a piece of filthy insinuation

    肮脏的暗示。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She has turned it into an increasingly ludicrous set of insinuations, non sequiturs and delusions.
    • But there are just hints and insinuations that if I stick around long enough there might be a plot later.
    • There have been insinuations, accusations, denials and counter-accusations.
    • What is tangible are the insinuations and outright scolding heaped on various nations and entertainment and sports superstars who haven't ponied up what is perceived to be an adequate amount.
    • This was a field of much creativity, which ranged from the crudest slurs to the most subtle insinuations and allusions.
    • These are insinuations being spread about me because I belong to the poorer classes.
    • As usual there were lots of insinuations but there did not seem to be many facts.
    • Far be it from me to stoop to petty insinuations and suggestions, just to illustrate a point.
    • Mark gives numerous reasons for his attitude, along with somewhat threatening insinuations that resistance is futile and that ‘they’ will destroy you if you try.
    • We deny all the implied allegations and insinuations in the strongest possible terms.
    • The Americans resent the charge that they could have prevented the looting, and museum officials are incensed by insinuations that their staff allowed or even profited from it.
    • He had been making similar insinuations for the last three days.
    • The thefts were calculated and professional, and the staff were quick with unpleasant insinuations when the evil deeds were pointed out.
    • So, the case has completely collapsed, and Kay is left with nothing but vague and unproved insinuations even in the small matters to which he continues to cling for whatever odd reason.
    • There have also been many other insinuations made about my motives and reasoning for becoming involved in the club.
    • But despite a press barrage of innuendo and insinuations, he has not been charged with, let alone found guilty of, any crime.
    • He made the most unpalatable insinuations and unpleasant comparisons without hurting anyone's feelings and without giving cause for disapproval.
    • To see those headlines and read those insinuations did hurt, to say the least.
    • Opposition parties have levelled insinuations of skulduggery and secret agreements, but the Australian government has stuck hard to the line that no deal had been done.
    • Further insinuations follow in the shape of questions over the pair's rare competition appearances.
    Synonyms
    implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputation, innuendo, reference, allusion, indication, undertone, overtone

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare (see insinuate).

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