connote

[CONNOTE]

英 [kə'nəʊt] 美 [kə'noʊt]

vt.意味着；隐含；暗示

◉词源

17世纪中叶进入英语，原用于逻辑和语言学指“附加含义”，后扩展为一般“暗示、隐含”（区别于denote的直接指称）。构词成分：前缀 con-（共同、一同） + 词根 note（标记、注明）。

◉外刊例句

① 《The New York Times》，2020

The ‘x’ specifies an unknown, and is a neutral way to connote gender.

“x”表示未知，是中性暗示性别的方式。

② 《The New York Times》，2024

‘Assigned’ can connote arbitrariness — as in ‘assignedroom seating’.

“指定”可能暗示随意性——如同“指定的教室座位”。

◉经典名著

The word ‘home’ connotes warmth and security.

“家”这个词暗示温暖与安全。

His silence connotes agreement.

他的沉默暗示同意。

◉ Usage Examples

(1) Very soon ‘Third World’ came to connote poverty.

(2) The term "program" is not intended to connote complete rigidyty.

(3) The word “food” may connote “greed”.

(4) Negative symptoms generally connote diminished experience.

(1) “第三世界”一词很快就带有了贫穷这个含义。

(2) “程序”这个词不含有完全定型的意思。

(3) 这个词可以含有“贪婪”的意思。

(4) 负性症状一般暗示经验的缩减。

◉ Usage Notes

Often your body language can connote or imply how you feel without you having to saying it directly. For example, if you fold your arms and look away from someone as he speaks to you, you are connoting your discomfort.

When you act a certain way to show how you feel rather than just outright saying it, you're connoting or suggesting that emotion. Words can often connote or suggest certain meanings or ideas. The word turbulent connotes the image of a bumpy ride on an airplane, for example. Connote is also used in formal logic. If A connotes B, then for A to be true, B has to also be true.

◉柯林斯词典

1. [VERB 动词](词或名字)隐含，暗示，使人联想到 If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]

The term 'organization' often connotes a sense of neatness. organization

这个词常常让人想到整洁。