intimation

英 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪntɪˈmeɪʃn]

n.  透露; 间接表示; 暗示

复数：intimations　

法律

BNC.18734 / COCA.21089

牛津词典

noun

• 透露；间接表示；暗示
  the act of stating sth or of making it known, especially in an indirect way
  1. There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
     他的医生没有透露他的病情很严重。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 暗示;提示
  Anintimationis an indirect suggestion or sign that something is likely to happen or be true.
  1. ...intimations of mortality...
     濒临死亡的征兆
  2. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
     我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。

英英释义

noun

• a slight suggestion or vague understanding
  1. he had no inkling what was about to happen
  Synonym:inklingglimmeringglimmer
• an indirect suggestion
  1. not a breath of scandal ever touched her
  Synonym:hintbreath

双语例句

• And why is it that as we grow older we seem to lose that joyous intimation of something beyond, something of greater significance?
  那么，为什么当我们长大以后，我们好象失去了对某种超越的东西，某种更有意义的东西的那种快乐的隐隐约约的感觉？
• There can be an additional need for logging intimation, which can be in the form of an email to the support group to study the log if or when it is needed.
  可能还需要提示进行了日志记录，如果必要，可以向支持小组发送电子邮件，以便他们研究日志。
• As a design arts, material design is popular today for its intimation, quality and visual shock.
  作为设计艺术的一个分支，材料设计以其亲近感、质地感和强烈的视觉冲击力，成为当代新兴的艺术创作领域。
• Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything.
  布朗象没有听见似的，无任何表示。
• Only Americans fully share his intimation.
  只有美国人才能完全同意他的说法。
• I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
  我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。
• Intimation system is established in the environment of MATLAB to validate these control arithmetic.
  在Matlab环境中建立了仿真系统，验证这些控制算法，取得了较好的效果。
• The intimation of vehicles speed distribution and run time distribution is also given, as well as the applicable range of each platoon dispersion model.
  通过数据处理，给出了车队离散过程中的多点流量图式以及多段的车速分布。
• His suicide attempt was the first intimation of how depressed he was.
  他的自杀未遂第一次表明是他多么抑郁。
• Joseph mumbled indistinctly in the depths of the cellar, but gave no intimation of ascending;
  约瑟夫在地窖的深处咕哝着，可是并不打算上来。