hint

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n. 暗示, 提示 v. 暗示, 示意

发音

US /hɪnt/

词形变化

hinter hints 复数 hints hinted hinting hints 三单 hinting 现在分词 hinted 过去式 hinted 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

暗示;线索

动词

暗示;示意

动词

示意

释义与例句

n. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A clue.

    暗示

    I needed a hint to complete the crossword.

  2. 2.

    An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

    He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.

  3. 3.

    A small, barely detectable amount.

    There was a hint of irony in his voice.

    I could taste a hint of lemon in my iced water.

  4. 4.

    Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.

    计算机 工程 数学

    This font does not scale well to small sizes; the hints for the 10-point letter 'g' still need work.

  5. 5.

    An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.

    计算机 工程 数学
  6. 6.

    An opportunity; occasion; fit time.

    废旧
v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

    不及物

    She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.

  2. 2.

    To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

    暗示

    暗指

    及物

    to hint a suspicion

  3. 3.

    To develop and add hints to a font.

    及物

    The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.

interj.
  1. 1.

    Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely.

    And yes, as long as you are being a good coder and engaging in safe practices, nothing should go wrong. (Hint, hint.)

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.

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