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?"
双语例句
1. Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.
快活并不总是意味着幸福.
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2. What did she imply in her words?
她的话意味着什么?
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3. What do you imply by that statement?
你那句话有什么含意?
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4. Tremain's novel is altogether jauntier, more various and energetic than these quotations imply.
与这些引文给人的印象相比，特里曼的小说总的来说更加充满自信、富于变化，也更有活力。
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5. Their failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest.