insinuation
noun /ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
(usually disapproving)- [countable] something unpleasant that somebody indirectly suggests is true
旁敲侧击的话；影射；暗示 - She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job.
她憎恶暗示她太老不适合这项工作的话。 - Why did you make those veiled insinuations about me?
你为什么对我说那些含沙射影的话？ - insinuations against the unsuccessful candidate
对落选者的旁敲侧击
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- veiled
- make
- resent
- insinuation about
- insinuation against
- She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job.
- [uncountable] the act of indirectly suggesting that something unpleasant is true
旁敲侧击；含沙射影；巧妙进入 - His reputation was ruined by insinuation and rumour.
含沙射影和谣言毁了他的名声。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- veiled
- make
- resent
- insinuation about
- insinuation against
- His reputation was ruined by insinuation and rumour.
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’.