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单词 insinuation
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insinuation

noun
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌsɪnjuˈeɪʃn/
(usually disapproving)
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  1. [countable] something unpleasant that somebody indirectly suggests is true
    • She resented the insinuation that she was too old for the job.
    • Why did you make those veiled insinuations about me?
    • insinuations against the unsuccessful candidate
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • veiled
    verb + insinuation
    • make
    • resent
    preposition
    • insinuation about
    • insinuation against
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  2. [uncountable] the act of indirectly suggesting that something unpleasant is true
    • His reputation was ruined by insinuation and rumour.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • veiled
    verb + insinuation
    • make
    • resent
    preposition
    • insinuation about
    • insinuation against
    See full entry
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insinuatio(n-), from insinuare, from in- ‘in’ + sinuare ‘to curve’.
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