late 14c., "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve" (see implication). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded c. 1400; that of "to hint at" from 1580s. Related: Implied; implying. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
雙語例句
1. Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.
快活並不總是意味著幸福.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. What did she imply in her words?
她的話意味著什麽?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. What do you imply by that statement?
你那句話有什麽含意?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Tremain's novel is altogether jauntier, more various and energetic than these quotations imply.
與這些引文給人的印象相比，特裏曼的小說總的來說更加充滿自信、富於變化，也更有活力。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Their failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest.