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implicature

/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪtʃər/

Meanings

noun

隐含意义,言外之意。

Examples :

""My mom asked if I'd done the dishes, and I said, 'I started them,' the implicature being that I hadn't finished." "
我妈问我洗没洗碗,我说“我开始洗了”,言外之意就是我还没洗完。