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词汇 intimation
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Definition of intimation in English:

intimation

noun ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃnˌɪn(t)əˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1An indication or hint.

    the first intimations of trouble
    no one gave any intimation that there had been any problems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The concluding chapters seek clues to the enigma among a maze of misconceptions and misinterpretations, and occasional intimations of conspiracy.
    • Inside, this intimation was driven home by the estimates printed beside each object.
    • Her mouth was set in the vague intimation of a smile.
    • The intimation of immortality comes from this sense of love for all humanity.
    • Quick to fear the worst, she was horrified by his intimation.
    • We are given intimations of romance, all along recognizing that it is unlikely to be realized or consummated.
    • With victory this time, it seemed, came intense mourning and an intimation of mortality.
    • For in our mostly secular age it is often art that provides us with intimations of the divine.
    • My intimations to him, in reference to the possible imposition that was being practiced upon him, however, were indignantly repelled.
    • The animistic overtones of the book, and its intimations of love and death, made a deep impression.
    • In so doing they imply that different books should be read differently and provide intimations of how particular books should be read.
    • Along the way, he learns Japanese (the intimation is quite a lot) from a Japanese lass whom he meets in a college in California.
    • The approach to the house, looking down on roofs and with a view of the Pacific, gives some intimation of drama.
    • This was the first intimation that Cihuatan was a real city, not a ceremonial center with a small area of elite housing.
    • It was, arguably, the first intimation that the war was heading towards the endgame.
    • Every gardener longs for the first intimation of spring.
    • There it was again - a clear intimation of sorrow.
    • But as our friends are here, innocently, we must not only do our best to entertain them, but avoid the slightest intimation that they were not expected.
    • This journey gave the world its first intimation of the reality of the deep ocean.
    • The image is a fearful intimation of tragedy, a presentiment of a century of spiritual crisis.
    Synonyms
    announcement, statement, communication, notification, notice, report, reporting, publishing, broadcasting, proclamation
    disclosure, revelation, divulging
    archaic annunciation
    suggestion, hint, indication, sign, signal, inkling, suspicion, impression
    reference to, allusion to, pointer to, clue to, overtone of, undertone of, whisper of
    1. 1.1mass noun The action of making something known, especially in an indirect way.
      it took ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is regrettable that it has taken almost ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages.
      • But upon receiving this intimation, he issued the following proclamation, dismissing the Legislature, without date.
      • In these circumstances, intimation was made that her attendance was not required.
      • Many aspirants submitted their applications along with the re-checking fee but no result or intimation is being provided to the aspirants till date.
      • Some of the personnel in the private hospitals said intimation regarding the meeting came at the last moment.

Definition of intimation in US English:

intimation

nounˌɪn(t)əˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌin(t)əˈmāSH(ə)n
  • 1An indication or hint.

    the first intimations of trouble
    no one gave any intimation that there had been any problems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There it was again - a clear intimation of sorrow.
    • In so doing they imply that different books should be read differently and provide intimations of how particular books should be read.
    • Her mouth was set in the vague intimation of a smile.
    • My intimations to him, in reference to the possible imposition that was being practiced upon him, however, were indignantly repelled.
    • But as our friends are here, innocently, we must not only do our best to entertain them, but avoid the slightest intimation that they were not expected.
    • Quick to fear the worst, she was horrified by his intimation.
    • The approach to the house, looking down on roofs and with a view of the Pacific, gives some intimation of drama.
    • For in our mostly secular age it is often art that provides us with intimations of the divine.
    • It was, arguably, the first intimation that the war was heading towards the endgame.
    • Along the way, he learns Japanese (the intimation is quite a lot) from a Japanese lass whom he meets in a college in California.
    • The concluding chapters seek clues to the enigma among a maze of misconceptions and misinterpretations, and occasional intimations of conspiracy.
    • We are given intimations of romance, all along recognizing that it is unlikely to be realized or consummated.
    • The intimation of immortality comes from this sense of love for all humanity.
    • The animistic overtones of the book, and its intimations of love and death, made a deep impression.
    • With victory this time, it seemed, came intense mourning and an intimation of mortality.
    • This was the first intimation that Cihuatan was a real city, not a ceremonial center with a small area of elite housing.
    • Every gardener longs for the first intimation of spring.
    • The image is a fearful intimation of tragedy, a presentiment of a century of spiritual crisis.
    • This journey gave the world its first intimation of the reality of the deep ocean.
    • Inside, this intimation was driven home by the estimates printed beside each object.
    Synonyms
    announcement, statement, communication, notification, notice, report, reporting, publishing, broadcasting, proclamation
    suggestion, hint, indication, sign, signal, inkling, suspicion, impression
    1. 1.1 The action of making something known, especially in an indirect way.
      it took ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But upon receiving this intimation, he issued the following proclamation, dismissing the Legislature, without date.
      • It is regrettable that it has taken almost ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages.
      • Many aspirants submitted their applications along with the re-checking fee but no result or intimation is being provided to the aspirants till date.
      • In these circumstances, intimation was made that her attendance was not required.
      • Some of the personnel in the private hospitals said intimation regarding the meeting came at the last moment.
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