innuendo
innuendo 英 [ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ] 美 [ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ]
n. 暗讽，讽刺；影射 vt. 暗示，旁敲侧击地表达 vi. 影射；说讽刺话
名词复数:innuendos
- Speaking in innuendo is when you say something indirectly — often of a hurtful or sexual nature.
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- n. 暗讽，讽刺；影射
- vt. 暗示，旁敲侧击地表达
- vi. 影射；说讽刺话
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1. "My findings carry no implication or innuendo about the conduct or motive of MPs, " Legg wrote.
“我的调查结果对议会成员的行为和动机没有任何暗示及影射，”莱格写道。
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2. Where Brown had hints and innuendo, Cameron had an itemised list of policies and specifications.
卡梅隆在布朗有所暗示和影射的地方逐条列出了相关政策和标准。
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3. After all, I had learned how to lead parallel lives as a child: most of the time, I could shut out all the accusations and innuendo and go on with my work.
毕竟，我从小就学会了怎样把个人生活和公众生活分开：在大部分时间里，我都能够不理会各种各样的指责和影射，继续做我的工作。
- innuendo (n.) "oblique hint, indiscreet suggestion," usually a deprecatory one, 1670s, from Latin innuendo "by meaning, pointing to," literally "giving a nod to," ablative of gerund of innuere "to mean, signify," literally "to nod to," from in- "at" (from PIE root *en "in") + nuere "to nod" (see numinous).
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