implication

英 [ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.  可能的影响(或作用、结果); 含意; 暗指; (被)牵连，牵涉

复数：implications　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1627 / COCA.2434

同义词辨析

significanceimplicationimportance【导航词义：意义】

牛津词典

noun

• 可能的影响（或作用、结果）
  a possible effect or result of an action or a decision
  1. The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
     这个地点的开发将会影响周围的乡村。
  2. They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.
     他们没有考虑到他们的行动会产生更广泛的影响。
• 含意；暗指
  something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= sth that is implied)
  1. The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.
     他那篇文章的含意是，当家庭主妇远远不如所有其他职业。
  2. He criticized the Director and, by implication , the whole of the organization.
     他抨击主管，其实是间接批评了整个机构。
• （被）牵连，牵涉
  the fact of being involved, or of involving sb, in sth, especially a crime
  1. He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal.
     他在涉及一件性丑闻之后辞职了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 可能引发的后果
  The implications ofsomething are the things that are likely to happen as a result.
  1. The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute...
     司法部长很清楚他决定起诉可能引发的政治后果。
  2. The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.
     当前低迷的投资水平会对未来的经济增长产生严重影响。
• N-COUNT 暗示;暗指;含意
  The implicationof a statement, event, or situation is what it implies or suggests is the case.
  1. The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you...
     弦外之音很明显：投票给我们,否则你会非常难堪。
  2. The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.
     婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。
• See also:implicate

英英释义

noun

• something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
  1. his resignation had political implications
  Synonym:deductionentailment
• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
  1. the significance of his remark became clear only later
  2. the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
  Synonym:significanceimport
• an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
• a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
  1. he was suspected of implication in several robberies
• a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'
  Synonym:logical implicationconditional relation

双语例句

• The implication took a while to sink in.
  其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。
• The characters of teaching humor is that it is full of interest, implication, enlightenment and cheerfulness.
  教学幽默的特点包括情趣性、含蓄性、启迪性、愉悦性。
• The author notices not only the general implication of the death imagery but also its special significance.
  作者不但注意到了死亡意象的一般性意义，还注意到了其特殊性。
• The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute
  司法部长很清楚他决定起诉可能引发的政治后果。
• The implication seem to be we can not have a holiday this year.
  其含意似乎是我们今年不能休假了。
• The implication of his statement is that I was wrong.
  他这话的含义是我错了。
• He resents the implication and assures me that this is not the case.
  帕兹诺斯对我的暗示相当愤怒，向我保证事情绝非如此。
• The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously
  言外之意似乎是经济改革和民主化进程是不可能同时进行的。
• That the unity of music work implication and interpretation is an issue the theoretical research have to face.
  音乐作品蕴涵与演绎的统一等，历来是理论研究不能回避的问题。
• The basic theories of the mitigation of punishment are its implication, value and theoretical basis.
  刑罚轻缓化的基本理论问题是其含义、价值及理论根据。