an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one 暗讽,影射,暗指 she's always making sly innuendoes. 她总是诡秘地含沙射影。 [mass noun]a constant torrent of innuendo, gossip, lies, and half-truths. 滔滔不绝的暗讽,嚼舌,谎言和半真半假的说辞。
语源
mid 16th cent. (as an adverb in the sense 'that is to say, to wit', used in legal documents to introduce an explanation): Latin, by nodding at, by pointing to', ablative gerund of innuere, from in- 'towards' + nuere 'to nod'. The noun dates from the late 17th cent