implied(形容词,亦可作动词 imply 的过去式/过去分词):含蓄表达的;暗示的;并未明说但可推知的。常用于 implied meaning/consent/term 等搭配。(另有语法/法律等领域的专门用法。)
/ɪmˈplaɪd/
The article had an implied criticism of the government.
这篇文章对政府带有一种含蓄的批评。
By praising her “unique style,” he implied that the other designs were ordinary, even though he never said so directly.
他称赞她“独特的风格”,其实暗示其他设计很普通,尽管他并没有直接说出来。
来自动词 imply,源于拉丁语 implicare,意为“卷入、缠绕、包含在内”。引申为“话里包含某种意思”,因此 implied 表示“被包含但未明说的、可推知的”。