(尤指含蓄地)暗指;间接提到(某事/某人),不直接说明。
/əˈluːd/
She alluded to her childhood without giving details.
她含蓄地提到了自己的童年,但没有透露细节。
In his speech, the professor alluded to several historical events to support his argument, but he never named them directly.
在演讲中,教授为支持自己的观点而暗指了几件历史事件,但他从未直接点明它们。
“Allude” 来自拉丁语 alludere,由 *ad-*(向、朝向)+ ludere(玩、戏弄)构成,原意带有“借由文字游戏/巧妙方式指向某事”的感觉,后来引申为“含蓄地提及、暗示”。