inkling
英 ['ɪŋklɪŋ]
美 ['ɪŋklɪŋ]
- n. 暗示；略知；模糊概念
- v. 暗示 （inkle的ing形式）；略知；低聲說出
中文詞源
inkling 暗示，跡象，想法，略知詞源不詳，可能來自古英語inca,懷疑，疑慮。
英文詞源
- inkling (n.)
- c. 1400, apparently from the gerund of Middle English verb inclen "utter in an undertone, hint at, hint" (mid-14c.), which is of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old English inca "doubt, suspicion."
雙語例句
- 1. We had an inkling that something might be happening.
- 我們隱約感覺可能正有什麽事情發生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He had no inkling of what was going on.
- 他對正在發生的事情一無所知。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. He gave me an inkling of what was to come.
- 他給我暗示將要發生什麽事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. An inkling of untoward deeds on the part of Hurstwood had come.
- 現在終於讓她得知了一點赫斯渥行為不軌的消息.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. As for me , I began to have an inkling.
- 我倒是漸漸明白過來了.
來自英漢文學 - 金銀島