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
inklings — plural of inkling
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；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；微微觉得
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
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。
用法提示：inkling 作名词，表示“隐约的感觉”，常与 have 搭配。
He didn't have the slightest inkling of what was going on.
他对正在发生的事毫无察觉。
用法提示：inkling 作名词，用于否定结构，强调完全没有概念。
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。
用法提示：inkling 作名词，表示“模糊的察觉”，与 give 连用。
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。
hint 偏重具体的间接提示；可说 give sb a hint，但 have a hint 不表示“心里有点数”。
suspicion 比 inkling 更强调疑心或不信任；常说 have a suspicion that…。
idea 更日常、覆盖面更大；have an idea that… 比 have an inkling that… 更确定。
hunch 侧重未经分析的直觉，比 inkling 更口语；常说 have a hunch。
clue 通常指帮助推断的具体线索；I don't have a clue 是“毫无头绪”，恰与 inkling 的“隐约知道”相反。
grammar · medium
易错句子I inkling that he is lying.
正确表达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’。
grammar · medium
易错句子I have inkling he is lying.
正确表达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’。
针对“略知；模糊的暗示/想法”这一义项，certainty 表示“确定无疑、完全确知”，与 inkling 所表达的模糊、不确定相对；两者均为名词，但语义边界不同，不可互换。
hint是直接的、故意的暗示，而inkling是模糊的、直觉般的了解
clue指有助于解决问题的具体线索，inkling则是隐约的感觉
suspicion强调怀疑或猜疑，inkling更侧重模糊的认知
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？
指不依靠推理而直接感知或判断的能力，与inkling的模糊感知相关。
指对未来可能发生事情的预感，和inkling一样带有不确定、模糊的色彩。
指坏事即将发生的强烈预感，与inkling同属于隐约感到的语义场。
指无须思考的自然反应或内在知识，常用来描述缺乏明确根据的认知。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.