单词 | implication |
释义 | implication (once / 954 pages) n An implication is something that is suggested, or happens, indirectly. When you left the gate open and the dog escaped, you were guilty by implication. Implication has many different senses: Usually used in the plural, implications are effects or consequences that may happen in the future. You might ask, "What are the implications of our decision?" Implication is also the state of being implicated, or connected to something bad: "Are you surprised by their implication that you were involved in the crime?" WORD FAMILYimplication: implicational, implications+/imply: implication, implicative, implied, implies, implying USAGE EXAMPLESThey found enough reasons to play their best, despite the absence of any postseason implications. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) That combination put this game, with no playoff implications, in a secondary role. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) That resolution is about to be overturned, with big implications for, well, how much rich people pay in taxes. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1n something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) his resignation had political implications Syn|Hyper deduction, entailment illation, inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation 2n a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred the expectation was spread both by word and by implication Syn|Hyper import, significance meaning, substance the idea that is intended 3n an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection Hypo|Hyper unspoken accusation, veiled accusation an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken innuendo, insinuationan indirect (and usually malicious) implication accusal, accusation a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt 4n a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) he was suspected of implication in several robberies Hyper involvement a connection of inclusion or containment 5n a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false Syn|Hyper conditional relation, logical implication logical relation a relation between propositions |
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