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connotative

/kon-uh-tey-tiv, kuh-noh-tuh-/US // ˈkɒn əˌteɪ tɪv, kəˈnoʊ tə- //

涵义,内涵,内涵的,含义

Related Words

meaning意义,意思是说,意思是,涵义referring指的是,指称,指代,指称的是suggesting建议,暗示,提示,提议hinting暗示,提示性的,暗示性的,提示性implying暗示,意味着,暗示着,暗指

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: His singing voice can best be described by the connotative word “velvet.”

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.connoting
Synonyms
hinting暗示,提示性的,暗示性的,提示性implying暗示,意味着,暗示着,暗指meaning意义,意思是说,意思是,涵义referring指的是,指称,指代,指称的是suggesting建议,暗示,提示,提议

Examples

  • Meaning here, then, can be neither the connotative nor denotative reference of a term; they are covered by the two prior formulae.

  • The third division is into Connotative and Non-connotative (the latter being wrongly called Absolute).

  • When the positive is connotative, so is the corresponding negative, for the non-possession of an attribute is itself an attribute.

  • The turbulent voices, even Guy Pollock being connotative beside her, were nothing.

  • The workings of my thought thus determine both its denotative and its connotative significance more fully.

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