含意 — meaning in English
gan'i
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English meaning
- connotation noun An idea, feeling or association that a word carries in addition to its plain dictionary meaning.
- implication noun A possible or likely consequence of an action or decision.
- implicature noun An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
Senses
含意 is used for these senses in English:
- connotation (semantics) 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.
- implication Logical consequence.
- implicature (pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
implication — full definition
- noun A possible or likely consequence of an action or decision.
- noun Something suggested but not directly stated.