connotation

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n. 含蓄, 内涵

发音

UK /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
其它
US /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/
CA /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/
CA /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
US /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/
AU /ˌkɔnəˈtæɪʃən/
NZ /ˌkɒnəˈtæɪʃən/

词形变化

connotations 复数 connotations

教材释义与例句

名词

内涵；含蓄；暗示，隐含意义；储蓄的东西（词、语等）

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

    含义

    意蕴

    涵义

    语言学

    The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."

    The word "happy" has a positive connotation, while "sad" has a negative connotation.

  2. 2.

    The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

    数学 哲学

    The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

intension

上位词 5

meaning substance significance import signification

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + notō (“to note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.

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