intimation
英 [,?nt?'me??n]
美[,?nt?'me??n]
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?intimations;
助記提示
1. in- => inter- => intim- "inmost" (最高級).
2. intim- "inmost" + -ation.
3. => closely acquainted, very familiar, make known.
4. => action of making known.
英文詞源
- intimation (n.)
- mid-15c., "action of making known," from Middle French intimation (late 14c.), from Late Latin intimationem (nominative intimatio) "an announcement" (in Medieval Latin "a judicial notification"), noun of action from past participle stem of intimare (see intimate). Meaning "suggestion, hint" is from 1530s.
雙語例句
- 1. I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
- 我一點(diǎn)兒都不知道他要辭職。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There was no intimation from his doctor that his condition was serious.
- 他的醫(yī)生沒有透露他的病情很嚴(yán)重。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Brown gave no intimation that he had heard anything.
- 布朗象沒有聽見似的,無任何表示.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Hopkins sent me the earliest intimation.
- 霍普金斯最先將情況通知我.
來自辭典例句
- 5. A frown is often an intimation of disapproval.
- 皺眉頭常常表示不贊許.
來自辭典例句