implication

noun

/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/

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[countable, usually plural] a possible effect or result of an action or a decision
- They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions.
- implication (of something) for something The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
Extra Examples
- Now they realized the full implications of the new system.
- The broader implications of the plan were discussed.
- The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole.
- These results have important practical implications.
- You need to consider the legal implications before you publish anything.
- the constitutional implications of a royal divorce
Topics Change, cause and effectb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- crucial
- enormous
- …
verb + implication
- carry
- have
- appreciate
- …
implication + verb
- arise
- be involved
preposition
- implication about
- implication for
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[countable, uncountable] something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= something that is implied)
- The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation.
- by implication He criticized the Director and, by implication, the whole of the organization.
Extra Examples
- I resent the implication that I don't care about my father.
- In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying.
- His remark seemed to have various possible implications.
- The implication is clear: young females do better if they mate with a new male.
- disturbing implications about the company's future
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- clear
- obvious
- possible
- …
verb + implication
- carry
- have
- understand
- …
preposition
- by implication
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[uncountable] implication (of somebody) (in something) the fact of being involved, or of involving somebody, in something, especially a crime synonym involvement
- He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entwining, being entwined’): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

单词	implication
释义	implication noun /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ /ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ jump to other results [countable, usually plural] a possible effect or result of an action or a decision They failed to consider the wider implications of their actions. implication (of something) for something The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside. Extra Examples Now they realized the full implications of the new system. The broader implications of the plan were discussed. The research has far-reaching implications for medicine as a whole. These results have important practical implications. You need to consider the legal implications before you publish anything. the constitutional implications of a royal divorce Topics Change, cause and effectb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable crucial enormous … verb + implication carry have appreciate … implication + verb arise be involved preposition implication about implication for See full entry [countable, uncountable] something that is suggested or indirectly stated (= something that is implied) The implication in his article is that being a housewife is greatly inferior to every other occupation. by implication He criticized the Director and, by implication, the whole of the organization. Extra Examples I resent the implication that I don't care about my father. In refusing to believe our story, he is saying by implication that we are lying. His remark seemed to have various possible implications. The implication is clear: young females do better if they mate with a new male. disturbing implications about the company's future Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective clear obvious possible … verb + implication carry have understand … preposition by implication See full entry [uncountable] implication (of somebody) (in something) the fact of being involved, or of involving somebody, in something, especially a crime synonym involvement He resigned after his implication in a sex scandal. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘entwining, being entwined’): from Latin implicatio(n-), from the verb implicare, from in- ‘in’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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