詞彙精選：implication的用法和辨析大綱

一、詳細釋義：

n.

捲入，牽連，牽涉

例句：

His implication in the crime was obvious to all.

大家都清楚他和這一罪行有牽連。

例句：

The driver's implication in the crime was never proved.

司機與那起案件有牽連一事從未得到證實。

含義，暗示，暗指

例句：

Did you gather the implications of her remark?

你猜到她那番話的含義了嗎?

例句：

I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory.

我討厭你這話的弦外之音，似乎我的工作不能令人滿意。

可能的影響（或作用、結果）

例句：

The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute.

司法部長很清楚他決定起訴可能引發的政治後果。

例句：

The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.

當前低迷的投資水平會對未來的經濟增長產生嚴重影響。

含蓄；含意

例句：

He seemed by implication to acknowledge that fact.

他似乎含蓄地承認了那事實。

例句：

She accused the party, and by implication, accused its leader too.

她指責了該政黨，也含蓄地指責了其領袖。

【邏輯學】蘊涵

例句：

Implication is a more generic notion.

蘊涵是更爲一般的概念。

二、詞義辨析：

meaning,implication,sense

這些名詞均含有“含義，意義，意思”之意。meaning普通用詞，使用廣泛。既可指語言表達的意思，又可指手勢、符號、表情或藝術品或抽象概念所含的意義。implication指暗含的意思。sense特指詞、短語或句子的某種特定意思。也常指多種解釋的一種。

三、詞義辨析：

hint,implication,suggestion

這些名詞均有“暗示，暗指”之意。hint最常用用詞，多指無意中的，間接的暗示。implication指對某事不公開發表自己的意見，僅用語言動作或表情表明態度，要對方進行推斷。suggestion既可指比較明顯的暗示，又可指客觀上流露出的跡象。

四、相關短語：

logical implication

邏輯隱含

一、參考例句：

That was an implication.

而這是一個暗示。

Implication is a more generic notion.

蘊涵是更爲一般的概念。

The driver's implication in the crime was never proved.

司機與那起案件有牽連一事從未得到證實。

There is profound implication in Chinese classical poetry.

中國古典詩歌富有深厚的意蘊美。

I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory.

我討厭你這話的弦外之音，似乎我的工作不能令人滿意。

The implication took a while to sink in.

其中的含意要花點時間才能完全領會。

We must consider the financial implication of the change.

我們必須考慮該變化帶來的財政上的意義。

His implication in the crime was obvious to all.

大家都清楚他和這一罪行有牽連。

He seemed by implication to acknowledge that fact.

他似乎含蓄地承認了那事實。

He smiled, with the implication that he didn't believe me.

他微笑了， 暗示着不相信我。