词汇精选：implication的用法和辨析大纲
一、详细释义：
n.
卷入，牵连，牵涉
例句：
His implication in the crime was obvious to all.
大家都清楚他和这一罪行有牵连。
例句：
The driver's implication in the crime was never proved.
司机与那起案件有牵连一事从未得到证实。
含义，暗示，暗指
例句：
Did you gather the implications of her remark?
你猜到她那番话的含义了吗?
例句：
I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory.
我讨厌你这话的弦外之音，似乎我的工作不能令人满意。
可能的影响（或作用、结果）
例句：
The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute.
司法部长很清楚他决定起诉可能引发的政治后果。
例句：
The low level of current investment has serious implications for future economic growth.
当前低迷的投资水平会对未来的经济增长产生严重影响。
含蓄；含意
例句：
He seemed by implication to acknowledge that fact.
他似乎含蓄地承认了那事实。
例句：
She accused the party, and by implication, accused its leader too.
她指责了该政党，也含蓄地指责了其领袖。
【逻辑学】蕴涵
例句：
Implication is a more generic notion.
蕴涵是更为一般的概念。
二、词义辨析：
meaning,implication,sense
这些名词均含有“含义，意义，意思”之意。meaning普通用词，使用广泛。既可指语言表达的意思，又可指手势、符号、表情或艺术品或抽象概念所含的意义。implication指暗含的意思。sense特指词、短语或句子的某种特定意思。也常指多种解释的一种。
三、词义辨析：
hint,implication,suggestion
这些名词均有“暗示，暗指”之意。hint最常用用词，多指无意中的，间接的暗示。implication指对某事不公开发表自己的意见，仅用语言动作或表情表明态度，要对方进行推断。suggestion既可指比较明显的暗示，又可指客观上流露出的迹象。
四、相关短语：
logical implication
逻辑隐含
一、参考例句：
That was an implication.
而这是一个暗示。
Implication is a more generic notion.
蕴涵是更为一般的概念。
The driver's implication in the crime was never proved.
司机与那起案件有牵连一事从未得到证实。
There is profound implication in Chinese classical poetry.
中国古典诗歌富有深厚的意蕴美。
I resent your implication that my work is unsatisfactory.
我讨厌你这话的弦外之音，似乎我的工作不能令人满意。
The implication took a while to sink in.
其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。
We must consider the financial implication of the change.
我们必须考虑该变化带来的财政上的意义。
His implication in the crime was obvious to all.
大家都清楚他和这一罪行有牵连。
He seemed by implication to acknowledge that fact.
他似乎含蓄地承认了那事实。
He smiled, with the implication that he didn't believe me.
他微笑了， 暗示着不相信我。
