hint

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clue.
    — I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
  2. An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
    — He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
  3. A small, barely detectable amount.
    — There was a hint of irony in his voice.
  4. Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting.
    — This font does not scale well to small sizes; the hints for the 10-point letter 'g' still need work.
  5. An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
  6. An opportunity; occasion; fit time. obsolete
    — I, not remembering how I cried out then, / Will cry it o'er again: it is a hint / That wrings mine eyes to't.
动词 v.
  1. To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. intransitive
    — She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
  2. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. transitive
    — to hint a suspicion
  3. To develop and add hints to a font. transitive
    — The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Signifies that something previously said should be taken as a hint or heeded closely. often,reduplication
    — And yes, as long as you are being a good coder and engaging in safe practices, nothing should go wrong. (Hint, hint.)

词形变化

hints plural hints present,singular,third-person hinting participle,present hinted participle,past hinted past

词汇关系

衍生词
broad hint drop a hint get the hint hintline Irish hint take a hint take the hint type hint hintable hinted hinter hintingly

词源

词源 1
From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.
词源 2
From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.
词源 3
From Middle English hinten, hynten, variant of henten (“to lay hold of, catch”), from Old English hentan (“to seize, grasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *hantijan, from Proto-Germanic *hantijaną. Doublet of hent. Related also to hunt.
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