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单词 implication
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Definition of implication in English:

implication

noun ɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

    the implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't disagree that economists said this, but his implication is that they were wrong.
    • Adding that 'it has been getting better as we've gone along' takes us beyond implication into an outright lie.
    • Constable Murray's implication is clear, but how many more were shot?
    • The subtlety of the humour is lost on the viewer if he is not aware of this implication.
    • Yes, I am sorry, I did not want to make that implication.
    • Again, there was no grandstanding, no implication that the nation needed to have its resolve stiffened or its sinews strengthened.
    • There's no implication that ignorance disqualifies anyone from having an opinion.
    • Most people would instinctively say no, and his implication in his article is that this crazy.
    • While the incident occurred on a Boeing 737 in flight, there's no implication that safety was breached.
    • It is not a very healthy implication for a partnership, and no wonder things go wrong afterwards.
    • The TV licensing adverts make the clear but unstated implication that anyone who does not have a licence is breaking the law.
    • Someone certainly wanted that implication to be made.
    • The most troubling implication of this story is that it appears to be untypical.
    • He said they acted voluntarily, adding that there was no implication of fraud.
    • But the water industry said the product's implication was that tap is impure, which was not the case.
    • I apologize for any contrary implication, and I hereby make a complete retraction.
    • There was some implication that he did go in and out, possibly on assumed names and false passports.
    • The other clear implication is that the military news coming out of the region is full of falsehoods.
    • Any implication that I am engaged in diversionary activity will be hotly denied.
    • The statement and its rather odd implication were reported around the world.
    Synonyms
    suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo, hint, intimation, imputation, indication
    connotation, overtone, undertone, hidden meaning, secondary meaning
    1. 1.1 A likely consequence of something.
      many people are unaware of the implications of such reforms
      her victory had important political implications
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The serious public health implication is that impaired crews may be unable to operate trains safely.
      • Are you interested in the political implications of weblogs and social software?
      • Finally, suggestions for future research and clinical implications are discussed.
      • Although these assertions have long been recognized as problematic, their broad implications have not been fully examined.
      • Similarly, any requirement for regular external peer review would have serious practical implications.
      • Privatization, in both developed and developing countries, is producing mixed results whose long-term implications are not yet clear.
      • To leave that as an observation without examining its far-reaching implications seems remiss amidst any sociological exploration.
      • Finally, we discuss the practical implications of our findings for Cerulean Warbler conservation.
      • If this decline is not now arrested, it will have enormous negative implications for our economy and society.
      • While the answer to this clinical question has profound ethical implications, the disagreement remains on clinical and technical grounds.
      • His insightful analysis will help military officers fully understand the moral implications of their actions.
      • Failure to understand the role of money can have profound political implications.
      • The implications of the results for comparative trait mapping in junction regions are discussed.
      • In 1995 the UK Department of Health considered the health implications of alcohol consumption.
      • Well, he might get away with it as long as people don't understand the security implications for Australia.
      • Much more work is needed to explore the implications of the new findings for human health and disease.
      • Hence, it is essential that they understand the serious physical implications caused by their addiction.
      • Forget for a moment the political or even economic implications of the shifts in population.
      • Both articles carried broad political implications, given the subjects' high-level government ties.
      • The film is ambitious, with far-reaching political implications.
      Synonyms
      consequence, result, ramification, repercussion, reverberation, effect
  • 2mass noun The action or state of being involved in something.

    our implication in the problems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What's underlying this essay, instead, is Chuck's own implication in the whole scheme.
    Synonyms
    incrimination, involvement, connection, entanglement, association
    archaic inculpation

Phrases

  • by implication

    • By what is implied rather than by explicit expression.

      he criticized her and, by implication, her country
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No other license is granted to the buyer whether expressly, by implication, by estoppel or otherwise.
      Synonyms
      obliquely, by implication, by hinting, allusively

Derivatives

  • implicational

  • adjective
    • This is contrasted with claims that structural complexity asymmetries alone can explain implicational universals.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ever since Greenberg's seminal paper on word-order universals, the implicational universal has been a major tool for expressing generalisations within the framework of typology.
      • The notion of closure system has many cryptomorphic versions, especially the notions of closure operator and of implicational system, occurring in many fields of pure or applied mathematics and of computer science.
      • But there are two subsystems that are dedicated to making sense of the whole thing, which they call the propositional and the implicational subsystems.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'entwining, being entwined'): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare (see implicate).

 
 

Definition of implication in US English:

implication

nounˌimpləˈkāSH(ə)nˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.

    the implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The statement and its rather odd implication were reported around the world.
    • The TV licensing adverts make the clear but unstated implication that anyone who does not have a licence is breaking the law.
    • He said they acted voluntarily, adding that there was no implication of fraud.
    • The subtlety of the humour is lost on the viewer if he is not aware of this implication.
    • I don't disagree that economists said this, but his implication is that they were wrong.
    • I apologize for any contrary implication, and I hereby make a complete retraction.
    • There was some implication that he did go in and out, possibly on assumed names and false passports.
    • Again, there was no grandstanding, no implication that the nation needed to have its resolve stiffened or its sinews strengthened.
    • Most people would instinctively say no, and his implication in his article is that this crazy.
    • It is not a very healthy implication for a partnership, and no wonder things go wrong afterwards.
    • Yes, I am sorry, I did not want to make that implication.
    • But the water industry said the product's implication was that tap is impure, which was not the case.
    • Someone certainly wanted that implication to be made.
    • Constable Murray's implication is clear, but how many more were shot?
    • While the incident occurred on a Boeing 737 in flight, there's no implication that safety was breached.
    • There's no implication that ignorance disqualifies anyone from having an opinion.
    • The most troubling implication of this story is that it appears to be untypical.
    • Any implication that I am engaged in diversionary activity will be hotly denied.
    • The other clear implication is that the military news coming out of the region is full of falsehoods.
    • Adding that 'it has been getting better as we've gone along' takes us beyond implication into an outright lie.
    Synonyms
    suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo, hint, intimation, imputation, indication
    1. 1.1 A likely consequence of something.
      a victory that had important political implications
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The film is ambitious, with far-reaching political implications.
      • If this decline is not now arrested, it will have enormous negative implications for our economy and society.
      • Forget for a moment the political or even economic implications of the shifts in population.
      • Finally, we discuss the practical implications of our findings for Cerulean Warbler conservation.
      • Privatization, in both developed and developing countries, is producing mixed results whose long-term implications are not yet clear.
      • Failure to understand the role of money can have profound political implications.
      • Similarly, any requirement for regular external peer review would have serious practical implications.
      • Both articles carried broad political implications, given the subjects' high-level government ties.
      • The implications of the results for comparative trait mapping in junction regions are discussed.
      • To leave that as an observation without examining its far-reaching implications seems remiss amidst any sociological exploration.
      • Much more work is needed to explore the implications of the new findings for human health and disease.
      • Are you interested in the political implications of weblogs and social software?
      • In 1995 the UK Department of Health considered the health implications of alcohol consumption.
      • Although these assertions have long been recognized as problematic, their broad implications have not been fully examined.
      • Finally, suggestions for future research and clinical implications are discussed.
      • Well, he might get away with it as long as people don't understand the security implications for Australia.
      • Hence, it is essential that they understand the serious physical implications caused by their addiction.
      • While the answer to this clinical question has profound ethical implications, the disagreement remains on clinical and technical grounds.
      • The serious public health implication is that impaired crews may be unable to operate trains safely.
      • His insightful analysis will help military officers fully understand the moral implications of their actions.
      Synonyms
      consequence, result, ramification, repercussion, reverberation, effect
  • 2The action or state of being involved in something.

    our implication in the problems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What's underlying this essay, instead, is Chuck's own implication in the whole scheme.
    Synonyms
    incrimination, involvement, connection, entanglement, association

Phrases

  • by implication

    • By what is implied or suggested rather than by formal expression.

      he criticized her and, by implication, her country
      Example sentencesExamples
      • No other license is granted to the buyer whether expressly, by implication, by estoppel or otherwise.
      Synonyms
      obliquely, by implication, by hinting, allusively

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘entwining, being entwined’): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare (see implicate).

 
 
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