implies

英 [ɪmˈplaɪz]

美 [ɪmˈplaɪz]

v.  含有…的意思; 暗示; 暗指; 说明; 表明; 必然包含; 使有必要
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 暗指;暗示
  If youimply thatsomething is the case, you say something which indicates that it is the case in an indirect way.
  1. 'Are you implying that I have something to do with those attacks?' she asked coldly...
     “你在暗示我和那些袭击有关吗？”她冷冷地问。
  2. She felt undermined by the implied criticism.
     她觉得这一含沙射影的批评对自己造成了不利影响。
• VERB 含有…的意思;意味着
  If an event or situationimpliesthat something is the case, it makes you think it likely that it is the case.
  1. Exports in June rose 1.5%, implying that the economy was stronger than many investors had realized...
     6 月份出口上升 1.5%,表明经济比许多投资者所认为的更要坚挺。
  2. A 'frontier-free' Europe implies a greatly increased market for all economic operators.
     “无国界的”欧洲对所有经营者来说都意味着一个大大扩展了的市场。

Do not confuseimplyandinfer. If youimplythat something is the case, you suggest that it is the case without actually saying so.Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money.If youinferthat something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told.From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife.Note that some English speakers useinferwith the same meaning asimply, but this is considered incorrect by careful speakers.
不要混淆 imply 和 infer。imply 指不加以明说, 但通过暗示表明某事为事实：Rose's barrister implied that he had married her for her money (罗丝的律师暗示他当初娶她是为了她的钱财)。infer 表示在没有被明确告知的情况下, 根据已知信息推断某事是事实：From this simple statement I could infer a lot about his wife (从这一简单的陈述中我能推断出关于他妻子的很多情况)。注意：某些英语使用者把 infer 与 imply 等同使用, 但讲究字句的英语使用者认为这种用法不妥。

双语例句

• Following a software engineering process inherently implies a commitment to consistency and standardization.
  遵从软件工程过程意味着承诺了一致性和标准化。
• Federalism implies a plurality of political authorities, each with its own powers.
  联邦制意味着存在众多各自都拥有权力的政治管理机构。
• Although the chapter implies customer interaction and involvement, Petschenik's coverage seems light.
  尽管本章中含有用户交互和参与的意思，但是Petschenik的描写似乎清淡了一些。
• Much of Aristotle's work implies this distinction between two types of knowledge.
  亚里士多德的很多作品都暗示了这两种知识的区别。
• This question also implies, doesn't it, the complete denial of ideology?
  这个问题也意味着，对思想观念的完全否定，难道不是吗？
• The Bird's Nest, which implies the meaning of "hope," was designed with a long lifespan.
  鸟巢，和“希望”的含义相符，被设计为长期的使用寿命。
• This comparison of identity also implies that two objects can be equal even if they are not identical.
  身分比较同样暗示我们两个对象即使不是同一个也可以相等。
• This usually implies that it requires a developer and security expert working together, doubling the required investment.
  这通常暗示着它需要一个开发人员和安全专家同时工作，从而也需要花费双倍的投资。
• This implies that the table must have one or more columns or table-level constraints.
  这意味着表必须有一个或多个列级或表级约束。
• Life implies growth and death.
  生命必然有成长和死亡。