imply

imply
(-ies, -ied)
  1. [with obj.]strongly suggest the truth or existence of (something not expressly stated)
    暗示,暗指,意指
    salesmen who use jargon to imply superior knowledge.
    用行话来暗示自己的知识高人一等的销售人员。
    [with clause]the report implies that two million jobs might be lost.
    报告暗示可能会有200万人失业。
    ■(of a fact or occurrence) suggest (something) as a logical consequence
    (事实,事件)暗示…为必然结果
    the forecasted traffic increase implied more roads and more air pollution.
    预想中的交通增长暗示道路必将越来越多,空气污染必将越来越严重。
派生
impliedly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare, from in- 'in' + plicare 'to fold'. The original sense was 'entwine, entangle'; in the 16th and 17th cents the word also meant 'employ'. Compare with employ and implicate
用法
  1. Imply and infer do not mean the same thing and should not be used interchangeably: see usage at infer
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