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im·plic·a·ture AHD[ĭm-plĭkʹə-chər] D.J.[ɪmˈplɪkətʃə]K.K.[ɪmˈplɪkətʃɚ]n.（名词）- The aspect of meaning that a speaker conveys, implies, or suggests without directly expressing. Although the utterance"Can you pass the salt?” is literally a request for information about one's ability to pass salt, the understood implicature is a request for salt. 言下之意：此方面意义指的是说话者并非以直接表达的方式传达、意指、或是建议某件事情，虽然"Can you pass the salt?” 字面上指的是询问有关某人是否有能力递盐的讯息，但我们所了解的言下之意却只是对盐的需求
- The process by which such a meaning is conveyed, implied, or suggested. In saying"Some dogs are mammals,” the speaker conveys by implicature that not all dogs are mammals. 传达言下之意：这样的意义被传达、意指、或是建议的过程，当我们说"Some dogs are mammals" 时，说话者另一方面也传达了并非所有的狗都是哺乳类动物的言下之意
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