connotation

英 [k?n?'te??(?)n] 美[,kɑn?'te??n]

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復(fù)數(shù):?connotations;

connotation (n.): 1530s, from Medieval Latin connotationem (nominative connotatio), from connotat-, past participle stem of connotare "signify in addition to the main meaning," a term in logic, literally "to mark along with," from Latin com- "together" (see com-) + notare "to mark" (see note).

A word denotes its primary meaning, its barest adequate definition -- father denotes "one that has begotten." A word connotes the attributes commonly associated with it -- father connotes "male sex, prior existence, greater experience, affection, guidance."

1. "Urchin", with its connotation of mischievousness, may not be a particularly apt word.: urchin有淘氣的含義，可能不是一個(gè)特別恰當(dāng)?shù)脑~。

2. A possible connotation of " home " is a place of warmth, comfort and affection ".: “ 家 ” 的可能涵義是“一個(gè)溫暖、舒適和愛(ài)的地方 ”.

3. The connotation or sense of a sentence is a proposition.: 一個(gè)句子的內(nèi)涵或意義是一個(gè)命題.

4. The term " reliability " has many popular connotation.: “ 可靠性 ” 一詞有許多通俗的涵義.

5. A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.: 一本好字典不僅要告訴我們一個(gè)字的字面意義,同時(shí)還要告訴我們?cè)撟值难酝庵?