an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
含义,含意
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the word ‘discipline' has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression .discipline (纪律)这个词带有惩罚和压制这种令人不快的含义。
[mass noun]the implying of such ideas or feelings
转义;含蓄
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the work functions both by analogy and by connotation .此作品通过类比和转义来表达其意思。
【哲】 内涵,涵义。常与<Bold>DENOTATION</Bold>相对。
"mid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin