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单词 implicit
释义 im·plic·it
\(ˈ)im|plisə̇t, əmˈp-, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Latin implicitus, past participle of implicare to infold, involve, implicate, engage — more at employ
1. obsolete : tangled or twisted together : interwoven
2.
 a.
  (1) : tacitly involved in something else : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : capable of being inferred : implied — compare explicit
   < draws no social conclusions of his own, but they are implicit — Robert Lasch >
   < the artistic standards of our time are … implicit rather than codified — Michael Kitson >
  (2) : involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed : potential
   < the oak is implicit in the acorn >
   < a sculptor may see different figures implicit in a block of stone — John Dewey >
   < the drama implicit in an idea becomes explicit when it is shown as a point of view which a person holds and upon which he acts — F.J.Hoffman >
 b.
  (1) : not appearing overtly : confined in the organism
   < implicit behavior >
   < implicit speech >
  (2) of a culture : capable of being derived only as an implication from behavior : not apparent or overt to the people it characterizes : tacit and underlying
3.
 a. : lacking doubt or reserve : unquestioning, wholehearted
  < implicit obedience >
  < an implicit trust >
 b. obsolete : unqualified, absolute
  < implicit ignorance — Francis Bacon >
4. archaic : marked by an implicit faith, credulity, or obedience
im·plic·it·ly adverb
im·plic·it·ness noun -es
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