Wordiyoinnuendo
🇬🇧 UK/.inju:'endәu/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
An indirect, often derogatory or sexual hint or insinuation about a person or thing.
暗讽，影射；（尤指性方面的）暗示
v.
To interpret something libellous or slanderous in terms of what was implied.
暗示，影射
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinnot, opposite of
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nuroot
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endosuffix
=innuendo
Common Collocations
- 1.sexual innuendo性暗讽
- 2.innuendo about关于...的暗讽
- 3.[veiled] innuendo[隐晦的]暗讽
Example Sentences
- 1.
His innuendo about her personal life was inappropriate and offensive.
- 2.
The innuendo in the advertisement was clever but somewhat risqué.