what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression 同义词:intension,
百科解释
A connotation is a commonly understood subjective cultural or emotional association that some word or phrase carries, in addition to the word's or phrase's explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.
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其他语种释义
connotationとは意味:connotation n. 言外の意味, 含蓄. 【動詞+】 ◆The word has acquired a slangy connotation. その語は俗語的な意味合いをもつようになった ◆The term bears a sinister connotation. この用語は言外に邪悪な意味をもっている ◆The concept of celibacy carries connotat...