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1. A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义，同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。

1. (词或名字的)内涵意义，隐含意义，联想意义
The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.

e.g. It's just one of those words that's got so many negative connotations...
这只是那种有太多负面含义的词之一。
e.g. 'Urchin', with its connotation of mischievousness, may not be a particularly apt word. urchin
有淘气的含义，可能不是一个特别恰当的词。

noun

1. an idea that is implied or suggested

2. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

Synonym: intension