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源自拉丁语 implicitus(缠绕的,内含的),通过法语 implicite 进入英语,加副词后缀 -ly 构成。
❶ 以隐含的方式,不直接说明但通过行为或情境表达出来。常用于描述未明说但能被理解的意思或态度。
“She implicitly agreed by not objecting to the plan.”
(她没有反对这个计划,算是默许了。)
“The contract implicitly states that payment is due within 30 days.”
(合同隐含地说明了付款应在30天内完成。)
implicitly understood — 指某事虽未明说,但双方心照不宣地理解或接受。
“The rules were never written down but were implicitly understood by all members.”
(这些规则从未明文写出,但所有成员都心照不宣地遵守。)