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innuendo
暗讽;含沙射影
核心释义
an indirect and usually malicious implication
- 1.
对人或事物的贬损暗示或提及,或(常指性的)影射。
A derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
- 2.
含沙射影;间接(通常带恶意)的暗示
an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
- 3.
一种暗示性内容但未明确说出的言论。
A remark that is suggestive of something sexual without stating it explicitly.
- 4.
一种修辞手法,省略但结论明显,用以增强论证力度。
A rhetorical device with an omitted but obvious conclusion, made to increase the force of an argument.
- 5.
在诽谤和污蔑案件中,诉状中指明明示内容所指的人或事的部分。
Part of a pleading in cases of libel and slander, pointing out what and who was meant by the libellous matter or description.
对人或事物的贬损暗示或提及,或(常指性的)影射。;含沙射影;间接(通常带恶意)的暗示;一种暗示性内容但未明确说出的言论。;一种修辞手法,省略但结论明显,用以增强论证力度。;在诽谤和污蔑案件中,诉状中指明明示内容所指的人或事的部分。
用法In use
His remarks were full of innuendo about the manager's decision.
用法提示:innuendo 在本句作不可数名词,表示话中暗含的讽刺。
She made a rude innuendo about his new haircut.
用法提示:innuendo 在本句作可数名词,指一句具体的暗讽。
The report contained enough innuendo to damage her reputation.
用法提示:innuendo 在本句作名词,指报告中含蓄的负面暗示。
make an innuendo about sb/sth
此处 innuendo 为名词,指“暗讽”;make an innuendo about 表示对某人或某事含沙射影。
She made an innuendo about the manager's expensive watch.
她含沙射影地评论经理那块昂贵的手表。
innuendo that + clause
此处 innuendo 为及物动词,意为“暗示”,后接 that 从句。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sexual innuendo
- 性暗示
- The comedian's jokes were full of sexual innuendo.这位喜剧演员的笑话充满了性暗示。
- veiled innuendo
- 隐晦的暗讽
- She made a veiled innuendo about his motives.她含沙射影地暗讽他的动机。
- innuendo about
- 关于…的暗讽
- There were unpleasant innuendos about her private life.关于她私生活有一些令人不快的暗讽。
- trade innuendos
- 互相含沙射影
- The two rivals traded cutting innuendos during the debate.两位对手在辩论中互相含沙射影,言语犀利。
- a hint of innuendo
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想英文发音“in-you-endo”:话里有话,把暗讽“藏进”你的话里。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:news commentary、entertainment reviews 本分析针对名词用法:指间接的、通常带贬义的暗示。该词属中性偏书面,多用于新闻评论、影视讨论等场合,日常口语中也会出现;动词用法较少见,不在此分析内。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词:crescendo(/krəˈʃɛndoʊ/)与 innuendo 都是 /ˈɛndoʊ/ 结尾;end(/ɛnd/)对应 innuendo 中重读的 /ɛnd/;dough(/doʊ/)对应词尾的 /doʊ/;menu(/ˈmɛnjuː/)中的 nu 与 innuendo 中的 nnu 都发 /njuː/。注意形近音不同的词:inn(/ɪn/)是“客栈”,但 innuendo 开头的“innu”发 /ɪnjuː/,不是单独的 inn 音;tornado(/tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/)虽以相同的 /doʊ/ 结尾,但重读元音是 /eɪ/,不与 innuendo 押韵。
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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