单词 | connote |
释义 | connote /keuh noht"/, v. , connoted, connoting. v.t. 1. to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning: The word "fireplace" often connotes hospitality, warm comfort, etc. 2. to involve as a condition or accompaniment: Injury connotes pain. v.i. 3. to have significance only by association, as with another word: Adjectives can only connote, nouns can denote. [1645-55; < ML connotare, equiv. to L con- CON- + notare to NOTE] Syn. 1. intimate, imply. |
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