connotation
noun /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːnəˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]- an idea suggested by a word in addition to its main meaning
含义；隐含意义 - The word ‘professional’ has connotations of skill and excellence.
professional 这个词隐含着技艺和专长的意思。 - negative connotations
贬义 - It is important to understand the power of connotation.
理解内涵的力量很重要。
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Topics Suggestions and advicec1- That word has strong sexual connotations.
那个词有很强的性暗示。 - The notion of abuse has wider connotations than the physical.
虐待这一概念的内涵不单指身体上的虐待。 - The term ‘at-risk youth’ has taken on broad connotations.
“高危青少年”这一术语有了广泛的引申意义。 - The term ‘native’ has acquired pejorative connotations among some groups.
native （土着）一词在某些群体中逐渐有了贬低的意味。 - The word carries connotations of romance.
这个词带有浪漫之义。 - There is no sexual connotation to this behaviour/behavior.
这一行为没有任何性暗示。 - There were political connotations in such choices.
这样的选择具有政治含义。 - the cultural connotations of these conventions
这些习俗的文化内涵 - the derogatory connotation of the term ‘diva’
diva （名媛）一词的贬损含义 - the negative connotations attached to the word ‘academic’
academic 这个词所带的贬义 - the obvious symbolic connotations of his name
他名字显而易见的象征意义 - words that today have religious connotations
如今有了宗教含义的词语
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- obvious
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词源mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin connotatio(n-), from connotare ‘mark in addition’, from con- ‘together with’ + notare ‘to note’. - The word ‘professional’ has connotations of skill and excellence.