| 释义 |
im·pli·ca·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English implicacioun, from Latin implication-, implicatio, from implicatus, + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of implicating or the state of being implicated:
a. archaic : a twisting together : entwinement, interweaving
b. : close connection, relationship, or involvement (as from long association, logical inevitability, intimate accompaniment)
< in the arts, in literature, and in science … all these activities were freeing themselves from their religious implications — Stringfellow Barr >
< looked upon railroad operation purely in its engineering implications — O.S.Nock >
especially : an incriminating involvement
< suspected of implication in a number of robberies >
2.
a. : the act of implying or the state of being implied
< no concept that by implication views a functional bureaucracy as the ruling class can be tolerated — K.A.Wittfogel >
< speak of their own language with at least an implication of disparagement — George Sampson >
< whether in words or by implication — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
b. : one of several formal logical relationships or a statement containing propositions in such a relationship:
(1) : a logical relationship of the form symbolically rendered “if p then q” in which p and q are propositions and in which p is false or q is true or both; also : a statement in this form — called also material implication
(2) : a logical relationship of the form symbolically rendered “if p then strictly q” in which q is deducible from p; also : a statement in this form — called also logical implication, strict implication
c. : the symbol used to indicate one of these two formal relationships and rendered “if … then” or the logical operation implicit in one of them
3. : something implied
< two propositions with a clear implication >
: inference
< was aware of the implication to be found in his remarks >
: suggestion, connotation
< tea is very important in British life, and a spectacular rise in its price does have political implications — Michael Davie >
< a book is a bulwark against the implication of lack of culture — Allan McMahan > |