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suggestiveness

/suhg-jes-tiv, suh-/US // səgˈdʒɛs tɪv, sə- //UK // (səˈdʒɛstɪv) //

暗示性,提示性,建议性,提议性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : that suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking.
    • : rich in suggestions or ideas: a suggestive critical essay.
    • : evocative; presented partially rather than in detail.
    • : that suggests or implies something improper or indecent; risqué; suggestive remarks.

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Examples

  • Apple’s pop-up notification stating “Facebook would like permission to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies” is suggestive and unfair, according to Facebook.

  • One suggestive finding for their argument is that people are better at learning new skills, whether a sequence of keystrokes or the route through a maze, after sleep.

  • “That is suggestive, and it’s a little worrisome,” Charles Chiu, a virologist at the University of California at San Francisco said at the briefing.

  • Their work includes trying to determine the motivations of those who had weapons or other gear suggestive of a plot to do physical harm.

  • It’s replete with Blade Runner-esque neon lights and holograms complete with more than suggestive advertisements.

  • So there was no trepidation at all about the suggestiveness of the lyrics?

  • It is usually applied only where there is a natural suggestiveness between each pair of words.

  • One teacher has re-arranged Series in Foreign Grammars in such a manner that he finds a natural suggestiveness between the words.

  • Familiarly then came back to Dale the quiet, intent suggestiveness of the Beemans in moments foreboding trial.

  • My experience in Saratoga had revealed to me the want of suggestiveness and resource in men in general.

  • Another such word as catarrh in its unfavorable suggestiveness in recent years has been auto-intoxication.