- [countable]
something unpleasant that somebody indirectly suggests is true 旁敲侧击的话;影射;暗示 She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job. 她憎恶暗示她太老不适合这项工作的话。 Why did you make those veiled insinuations about me? 你为什么对我说那些含沙射影的话? insinuations against the unsuccessful candidate 对落选者的旁敲侧击
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- veiled
- make
- resent
- insinuation about
- insinuation against
- [uncountable]
the act of indirectly suggesting that something unpleasant is true 旁敲侧击;含沙射影;巧妙进入 His reputation was ruined by insinuation and rumour. 含沙射影和谣言毁了他的名声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- veiled
- make
- resent
- insinuation about
- insinuation against
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’.