英语词汇“connote”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

connote / denote

Don't let the rhyme fool you — to connote is to imply a meaning or condition, and to denote is to define exactly. Connote is like giving a hint, but to denote is to refer to something outright.

To connote is to suggest a connection. The word red can connote danger; we use the color red in warning signs to signify danger. Only words and symbols can connote something; people imply it. Here are some hints:

The "Good Old Days" connote a fond remembrance of better times in the past. (Forbes)

"Dear is a bit too intimate and connotes a personal relationship," Ms Barry told the paper. (BBC)

The word red also denotes a color, and a blue wheelchair painted on a parking spot denotes handicap parking. A word's denotation is its literal meaning. You can also use denote to mean to indicate something or to be a sign of something:

With the meters no longer denoting each spot, drivers can fill up a parking lane as they see fit, whether efficiently or inconsiderately. (New York Times)

Blue colours denote wetter earth; yellow colours show drier conditions. (BBC)

According to Garner's Modern American Usage , use of connote for denote is at stage 3 of language change: it's common even among educated speakers and writers. To keep it straight remember that connote is like imply, and denote is telling you like it is.Musical notes denote sound. What's denote? It's a B-flat. Get it?

WORD FAMILY

connote: connotation, connotative, connoted, connotes, connoting+/connotation: connotational, connotations/connotative: connotatively

USAGE EXAMPLES

Champagne is a remarkable food wine, excellent with much more than oysters and caviar, two traditional pairings that connote luxury.

Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016)

But these inferences are too facile, because some increases connote good news, while others do not.

New York Times(Nov 18, 2016)

Even their mode of creation — of plant matter decaying into crepuscular peat — seems to connote darkness and hostility to life.

New York Times(Nov 16, 2016)

1v express or state indirectly

Syn|Hyper

imply

evince, express, show

give expression to

2v involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

Syn|Hyper

predicate

imply

suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

单词	connote
释义	connote (once / 3727 pages) v 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. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS connote / denote Don't let the rhyme fool you — to connote is to imply a meaning or condition, and to denote is to define exactly. Connote is like giving a hint, but to denote is to refer to something outright. To connote is to suggest a connection. The word red can connote danger; we use the color red in warning signs to signify danger. Only words and symbols can connote something; people imply it. Here are some hints: The "Good Old Days" connote a fond remembrance of better times in the past. (Forbes) "Dear is a bit too intimate and connotes a personal relationship," Ms Barry told the paper. (BBC) The word red also denotes a color, and a blue wheelchair painted on a parking spot denotes handicap parking. A word's denotation is its literal meaning. You can also use denote to mean to indicate something or to be a sign of something: With the meters no longer denoting each spot, drivers can fill up a parking lane as they see fit, whether efficiently or inconsiderately. (New York Times) Blue colours denote wetter earth; yellow colours show drier conditions. (BBC) According to Garner's Modern American Usage , use of connote for denote is at stage 3 of language change: it's common even among educated speakers and writers. To keep it straight remember that connote is like imply, and denote is telling you like it is.Musical notes denote sound. What's denote? It's a B-flat. Get it? WORD FAMILY connote: connotation, connotative, connoted, connotes, connoting+/connotation: connotational, connotations/connotative: connotatively USAGE EXAMPLES Champagne is a remarkable food wine, excellent with much more than oysters and caviar, two traditional pairings that connote luxury. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) But these inferences are too facile, because some increases connote good news, while others do not. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) Even their mode of creation — of plant matter decaying into crepuscular peat — seems to connote darkness and hostility to life. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) 1v express or state indirectly Syn\|Hyper imply evince, express, show give expression to 2v involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic Syn\|Hyper predicate imply suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
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