| 单词 | read between the lines |
| 释义 | Idioms and Phrases with read between the linesread between the lines Perceive or detect a hidden meaning, as in They say that everything's fine, but reading between the lines I suspect they have some marital problems. This term comes from cryptography, where in one code reading every second line of a message gives a different meaning from that of the entire text. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. read between the linesTo pay attention to what is implied in writing or in speech. Words nearby read between the linesread, readability, readable, read-across, read a lecture, read between the lines, readdress, Reade, reader, readership, readies The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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