Imply



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GRE 红宝书

• v. 暗示, 暗指
• ［英］ v. 暗示, 暗指 ( suggest sth indirectly)
• ［记］ im ( 进入) +ply ( 重叠) -> 重叠表达 -> 暗示 ( 表面一层意思, 后面一层意思)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (implied; implying)

• Etymology: Middle English emplien, from Anglo-French emplier to entangle — more at employ
• Date: 14th century
• 1. obsolete enfold, entwine
• 2. to involve or indicate by inference, association, or necessary consequence rather than by direct statement <rights imply obligations>
• 3. to contain potentially
• 4. to express indirectly <his silence implied consent>
• Synonyms: see suggest
• Usage: see infer

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