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have an inkling that + clause
She had an inkling that something was wrong.
她隐约觉得事情不对劲。
暗示；隐约的感觉；模糊的想法
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暗示；隐约的感觉；模糊的想法
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
She had an inkling that something was wrong.
她隐约觉得事情不对劲。
通常在“给出”形式之前:轻微的暗示、暗指或建议；对某事的模糊想法
Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
通常在“得到”或“拥有”形式之前:对某事的不精确想法或略知一二；怀疑
Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
She had an inkling that the meeting would be canceled.
她隐约感觉到会议会被取消。
He didn't have the slightest inkling of what was going on.
他对正在发生的事毫无察觉。
The strange noise gave me an inkling that someone was in the house.
那奇怪的动静让我隐约觉得屋里有人。
She had an inkling that something was wrong.
她隐约觉得事情不对劲。
常用于否定句，表示毫无头绪。
I don't have an inkling of his plans.
我对他的计划一无所知。
强调完全不知道，常用于口语。
He didn't have the faintest inkling what she meant.
他完全不知道她什么意思。
Not this
I inkling that he is lying.
Use this
I have an inkling that he is lying.
inkling 是名词，不能直接用作动词。正确的表达是 'have an inkling that...'，表示‘隐约觉得’。
Not this
I have inkling he is lying.
Use this
I have an inkling he is lying.
inkling 是可数名词，通常与不定冠词 'an' 连用，表示‘一点模糊的感觉’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
隐约感到；有所察觉
I had an inkling that something was wrong.
我隐约感到出了什么问题。
略知一二；开始有所察觉
It was only later that I got an inkling of the truth.
直到后来我才对真相有所察觉。
透露一点迹象；给出暗示
The article gives an inkling of what life was like then.
这篇文章让人对当时的生活略知一二。
毫无察觉；一无所知
She had no inkling of the danger ahead.
她对前方的危险毫无察觉。
有些模糊的想法；略知
Do you have some inkling of what he intends to do?
你对他打算做什么略知一二吗？
隐约感到；略知一二
I had an inkling that something was wrong.
我隐约感到出了什么事。
给某人暗示；使某人有所察觉
She gave me an inkling of what was to come.
她向我暗示了即将发生的事情。
毫无头绪；一点也不知道
He didn't have the faintest inkling of the surprise waiting for him.
他对等待他的惊喜毫无头绪。
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想象一滴墨水(ink)晕开成模糊小点(ling)，给你一丁点模糊想法——inkling就是“略知、暗示”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、general writing 「inkling」语气比较中性，多用于日常对话和一般书面语，表达对某事有模糊的预感或略微了解；正式学术写作中较少出现。
真正押韵（重读元音及之后相同）：sprinkling /ˈsprɪŋklɪŋ/、twinkling /ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ/、tinkling /ˈtɪŋklɪŋ/。拼写相似但不押韵：ink /ɪŋk/、tingle /ˈtɪŋɡəl/、mingle /ˈmɪŋɡəl/，注意 /k/ 与 /ɡ/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.