| 单词 | innuendo |
| 释义 | innuendo /in'yooh en"doh/, n. , pl. innuendos, innuendoes. 1. an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a disparaging or a derogatory nature. 2. Law. a. a parenthetic explanation or specification in a pleading. b. (in an action for slander or libel) the explanation and elucidation of the words alleged to be defamatory. c. the word or expression thus explained. [1555-65; < L: a hint, lit., by signaling, abl. of innuendum, ger. of innuere to signal, equiv. to in- IN-2 + nuere to nod] Syn. 1. insinuation, imputation. |
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