| 释义 |
connotecon‧note /kəˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/ verb [transitive] formal   connoteOrigin: 1600-1700 Medieval Latin connotare, from Latin com- ( ➔ COM-) + notare ‘to note’ VERB TABLEconnote |
| Present | it | connotes | | Past | it | connoted | | Present perfect | it | has connoted | | Past perfect | it | had connoted | | Future | it | will connote | | Future perfect | it | will have connoted |
- The car's name is meant to connote luxury and quality.
- The word "jolly" often connotes that someone is fat.
- As I have suggested already, they connote intimacy.
- For some, these Labels also connote sociopolitical orders.
- Instead, back-to-back seasons of 6-5 and 5-6 connote a trend.
- Sounds, for example, are used to connote different localities: city traffic, a pub, a South Sea island.
- Suits do not exactly connote creativity and risk-taking.
- These criteria connote reproductive heterosexuality, and male-, middle-class-dominated employment.
- Yiddish characteristically uses a suffix that connotes endearment and familiarity.
to have a particular meaning► mean to have a particular meaning - use this about words, signs, or statements: · What does "abandon" mean?· "Poultry" means chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.· It says "not suitable for children", which means anyone under 16.mean (that): · The flashing light means we're running out of gas.· "Downsizing" simply means that firms are tending to buy smaller computers to do jobs which used to require big ones.what is meant by something: · What is meant by the term "random access"? ► stand for if a letter or group of letters stands for a word, name, or number, it is a short way of saying or writing it: · NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.· What does the F in John F. Kennedy stand for? ► represent if a shape, letter, object etc represents something, it is used as a sign for that thing in a map, plan, calculation etc: · The red lines on the map represent railways.· Single letters or combinations of letters represent different phonetic sounds. ► symbolize also symbolise British if something such as an object or animal symbolizes an idea or quality, it is used as a sign to mean that idea or quality, especially in a story, a ceremony, or a particular society: · The lion symbolizes strength, the lamb symbolizes gentleness.· In Europe, the colour white symbolizes purity but in Asia it is often the symbol of deep mourning.· Cowardice is symbolized in the painting by the white feathers on the soldier's coat. ► denote if a word or number denotes something, it means it in a very exact sense - used especially in technical contexts: · The dotted line on the graph denotes profits.· The English word "family" used to denote all the people in the house, including servants.· The quantity denoted by the letter E varies from experiment to experiment. ► connote if a word connotes something, it makes you think of feelings and ideas that are not its actual meaning: · The word "jolly" often connotes that someone is fat. if a word connotes something, it makes you think of qualities and ideas that are more than its basic meaning → denote:  The word ‘plump’ connotes cheerfulness. |