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

Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly: A friend’s gruff manner would imply that she’s in a foul mood.

The verb imply comes from a Latin word meaning “enfold or entangle” but has come to mean “to hint at.” You might imply something that you don’t want to outright say if you’re feeling coy. If you don’t call someone back after she leaves eight messages, you imply that you don’t want to chat. When you make a subtle suggestion, you imply.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

imply / infer

Imply and infer are opposites, like a throw and a catch. To imply is to hint at something, but to infer is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the implying, and the listener does the inferring.

To imply is to suggest something indirectly. If you hand your friend a stack of napkins during dinner, you imply that she needs them. Things can imply, too, like a chimney that implies a fireplace. Check out these examples:

By their very definition, flea markets imply cheap prices for used and unwanted items, as is still the case in most other places. (New York Times)

Stern also implied the entire season might be at risk. (Seattle Times)

It isn't fair to imply that cardiovascular disease is going away. (Nature)

Infer is on the receiving end of imply, yet infer is often used to mean imply. To infer is to gather, deduce, or figure out.Writers tend to know how to use infer correctly:

He talks about having led in the private sector but voters have to infer too much about what that means. (Slate)

They were also better at inferring feelings from images of just the eyes. (Scientific American)

Yet it must not be inferred that farming women are without mental ability or common sense. (Sidney Lewis Gulick)

Like baseball? Theodore Bernstein, in his classic The Careful Writer, gives us a way to keep imply and infer straight: "The implier is the pitcher; the inferrer is the catcher."

WORD FAMILY

imply: implication, implicative, implied, implies, implying+/implication: implicational, implications

USAGE EXAMPLES

He still sometimes implies he might let Syrian migrants flood Europe again to gain diplomatic leverage, as if the threat doesn’t also hurt Turkey’s security.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017)

The first statute even implied driving one-handed was the root issue.

Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Here too, the laws of gravity imply that the outer stars should move relatively slowly compared to those nearer the central mass.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

1v express or state indirectly

Syn|Hyper

connote

evince, express, show

give expression to

2v have as a logical consequence

Syn|Hyper

entail, mean

necessitate

cause to be a concomitant

3v have as a necessary feature

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

involve

carry

be necessarily associated with or result in or involve

feature, have

have as a feature

4v suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

Hypo|Hyper

presuppose, suppose

require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

intimate, suggest

imply as a possibility

connote, predicate

involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic

make out

imply or suggest

evince, express, show

give expression to

5v suggest that someone is guilty

Syn|Hyper

incriminate, inculpate

evoke, paint a picture, suggest

call to mind

单词	imply
释义	imply (once / 177 pages) v Imply means to express, suggest, or show something without stating it directly: A friend’s gruff manner would imply that she’s in a foul mood. The verb imply comes from a Latin word meaning “enfold or entangle” but has come to mean “to hint at.” You might imply something that you don’t want to outright say if you’re feeling coy. If you don’t call someone back after she leaves eight messages, you imply that you don’t want to chat. When you make a subtle suggestion, you imply. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS imply / infer Imply and infer are opposites, like a throw and a catch. To imply is to hint at something, but to infer is to make an educated guess. The speaker does the implying, and the listener does the inferring. To imply is to suggest something indirectly. If you hand your friend a stack of napkins during dinner, you imply that she needs them. Things can imply, too, like a chimney that implies a fireplace. Check out these examples: By their very definition, flea markets imply cheap prices for used and unwanted items, as is still the case in most other places. (New York Times) Stern also implied the entire season might be at risk. (Seattle Times) It isn't fair to imply that cardiovascular disease is going away. (Nature) Infer is on the receiving end of imply, yet infer is often used to mean imply. To infer is to gather, deduce, or figure out.Writers tend to know how to use infer correctly: He talks about having led in the private sector but voters have to infer too much about what that means. (Slate) They were also better at inferring feelings from images of just the eyes. (Scientific American) Yet it must not be inferred that farming women are without mental ability or common sense. (Sidney Lewis Gulick) Like baseball? Theodore Bernstein, in his classic The Careful Writer, gives us a way to keep imply and infer straight: "The implier is the pitcher; the inferrer is the catcher." WORD FAMILY imply: implication, implicative, implied, implies, implying+/implication: implicational, implications USAGE EXAMPLES He still sometimes implies he might let Syrian migrants flood Europe again to gain diplomatic leverage, as if the threat doesn’t also hurt Turkey’s security. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) The first statute even implied driving one-handed was the root issue. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Here too, the laws of gravity imply that the outer stars should move relatively slowly compared to those nearer the central mass. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1v express or state indirectly Syn\|Hyper connote evince, express, show give expression to 2v have as a logical consequence Syn\|Hyper entail, mean necessitate cause to be a concomitant 3v have as a necessary feature Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper involve carry be necessarily associated with or result in or involve feature, have have as a feature 4v suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic Hypo\|Hyper presuppose, suppose require as a necessary antecedent or precondition intimate, suggest imply as a possibility connote, predicate involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic make out imply or suggest evince, express, show give expression to 5v suggest that someone is guilty Syn\|Hyper incriminate, inculpate evoke, paint a picture, suggest call to mind
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