innuendo

innuendo
[ˌɪnjʊˈɛndəʊ]
(pl. -oes -os)
  1. 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
  1. 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
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