connotation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/    美 /ˌkɑnəˈteɪʃən/|/ˌkɔnəˈtæɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
    — The word "advisedly" has a connotation of "wisely", although it denotes merely "intentionally" and "deliberately."
  2. The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.
    — The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

词形变化

connotations plural

词汇关系

近义词
intent
反义词
denotation
衍生词
connotational connotationless
相关词
connotate connotative connote subtext

词源

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + notō (“to note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.
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