connotation
connotation
[kɒnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
[kɒnəˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
含义，含意
the word ‘discipline’ has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression.discipline.
这个单词带有惩罚和压制的令人不快的含义。
■[mass noun]the implying of such ideas or feelings
转义；含蓄
the work functions both by analogy and by connotation.
此作品通过类比和转义来表达。
■(Philosophy)the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to
(哲)内涵，涵义。 常与 denotation 相对
- mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin connotatio(n-), from connotare 'mark in addition' (see connote)
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