allude

allude
verb
  1. [no obj.](allude to)suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at
    暗示,间接提到;暗指
    she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name.
    她有办法影射琼而不提及她的名字。
    ■mention without discussing at length
    略加提及
    we will allude briefly to the main points.
    我们将简单提及要点。
    ■(of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it
    (艺术家,艺术品)使人想起(从前的作品或风格)
    the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting.
    这些照片让人联想起意大利的巴洛克绘画。
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'hint at, suggest'): from Latin alludere, from ad- 'towards' + ludere 'to play'
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