英语单词

insinuate是什么意思

insinuate

英 [ɪn'sɪnjʊeɪt] 美 [ɪn'sɪnjuet]
  • vt. 暗示;使逐渐而巧妙地取得;使迂回地潜入
  • vi. 暗讽;说含沙射影的话

助记提示


1. in- "in" + sinu- + -ate.
2. => bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into.
3. => introduce tortuously or indirectly.
4. 也就是不直接说,而是拐弯抹角地说。

中文词源


insinuate 影射,旁敲侧击

in-,进入,使,-sin,弯曲,词源同sine,sinuous.引申词义影射,旁敲侧击。

英文词源


insinuate (v.)
1520s, from Latin insinuatus, past participle of insinuare "to throw in, push in, make a way; creep in, intrude, bring in by windings and curvings, wind one's way into," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + sinuare "to wind, bend, curve," from sinus "a curve, winding" (see sinus). Sense of "to introduce tortuously or indirectly" is from 1640s. Related: Insinuated; insinuating; insinuatingly.

双语例句


1. He tried to insinuate himself into the boss's favor.
他设法巧妙地渐渐取得老板的欢心.

来自辞典例句

2. It'seems to me you insinuate things about her.
我觉得你讲起她来,总有些弦外之音.

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3. And do you mean to insinuate that there is not a sort of devotion in that?
难道你还能拐弯儿抹角儿地说这不算是赤胆忠心 吗 ?

来自辞典例句

4. I insinuate to her a thousand hints , which, as she is perfectly spiritual, she receives.
我已把我的情愫千百次灌注到她的心头, 她既是完美精神的化身, 就能理解我的心意.

来自辞典例句

5. He was very deferential. He was not trying to insinuate himself.
同时他只是惯于顺从的做这些事,而不是主观行为.

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