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allusion
暗指；影射；间接提及
核心释义
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
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间接提及；暗示；暗指
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
间接提及；暗示；暗指；提及；暗指
用法In use
Her speech contained an allusion to Shakespeare's Hamlet.
用法提示：用于表示间接提及某人或某事。
The author made several allusions to classical mythology in his novel.
用法提示：用作可数名词，表示对某事物的间接引用。
Without an explicit comparison, the painting is an allusion to the Renaissance masters.
用法提示：表示通过暗示而非直接陈述来提及。
make an allusion to sth
allusion常与make搭配，表示间接提及。
He made an allusion to his past mistakes.
他隐晦地提到了自己过去的错误。
an allusion to sth
allusion后接介词to，引出所暗指的对象。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- make an allusion to
- 暗指；影射
- She made an allusion to his past mistakes without saying his name.她没有指名道姓，只是暗指了他过去的错误。
- a literary allusion
- 文学典故
- The writer's work is known for its literary allusions.这位作家的作品以文学典故著称。
- a biblical allusion
- 圣经典故
- The novel opens with a biblical allusion to the Garden of Eden.这部小说开头引用了关于伊甸园的圣经典故。
- a subtle allusion
- 隐晦的影射
- The movie contains a subtle allusion to a famous painting.这部电影包含对一幅名画的隐晦影射。
- a classical allusion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
allusion 里有 all，暗指大家都心知肚明、不需点破的典故。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学评论、学术写作、正式演讲 allusion 通常用于正式或文学语境，指间接提及或暗指，口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，如make an allusion to sth.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These six words all share the stressed ending /-luːʒən/ and rhyme with allusion. Their spelling ends in -sion, which is pronounced the same way. Beware that allusion /əˈluːʒən/ and illusion /ɪˈluːʒən/ look and sound similar but differ in the first vowel and in meaning. Also avoid confusing allusion with lookalikes like 'alloy' or 'ally', which do not rhyme with it.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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