imply
高中高一上/ɪmˈplaɪ/
v.暗示
to suggest indirectly
什麼時候用
imply 是「（說話的人）暗示」，infer 是「（聽的人）推論」。方向相反：訊息從說話者出去是 imply，從聽者接收後推出來是 infer。
常見錯誤
- 說話的人 implies，聽的人 infers——把主詞搞反是最常見的錯。
- imply 是及物動詞，後面接名詞或 that 子句。
- 名詞是 implication；「言下之意」是 the implication of his remark。
常見搭配
- imply that
- strongly imply
- implied meaning
例句
What are you implying?
你在暗示什麼？
His silence implied that he disagreed.
他的沉默暗示他不同意。
I didn't mean to imply that you were wrong.
我無意暗示你錯了。
自己試試看
The author never says it directly, but the ending ___ that she survived.
作者從沒直說，但結局暗示她活了下來。