insinuation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or flowing in. countable,uncountable
  2. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; — formerly used in a good sense, as of friendly influence or interposition. countable,uncountable
  3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing manner. countable,uncountable
  4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion countable,uncountable
    — Slander may be conveyed by insinuations.

词形变化

insinuations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
insinuational insinuendo
相关词
insinuate insinuator

词源

Borrowed from Middle French insinuation, from Old French, from Latin insinuatio, from īnsinuō (“to push in, creep in, steal in”), from in (“in”) + sinus (“a winding, bend, bay, fold, bosom”).
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