implicature
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/ˈɪmplɪkətʃər/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪmplɪkətʃə(r)/
noun
R
a hint or suggestion that you understand from what someone says, even though it's not directly stated
When she said she was busy, the implicature was that she didn't want to go out.
当她说她很忙时，含义是她不想出去。
R
the idea that you can understand more from what someone says than just the words they use
The implicature of his statement was that he disagreed with the proposal.
他的话的含义是他不同意这个提议。
translation
含义, 隐含意义
词形变化
Plural
implicatures