英语单词“allusion”的意思是:指间接的提及,暗指,或者是不确切的引用。读音为:英 [ˌæluˈʒen] 美 [ˌæluˈdʒen]。
例句:He made an allusion to the matter in passing.
翻译:他顺便提到了这件事。
在英语中,“allusion”这个单词通常用于表示对某事的隐晦提及或暗示,通常是不直接表达,而是通过间接或含蓄的方式表达。它也可以用于表示不确切的引用或参考。这个词通常在文学、写作、修辞等场合中使用。
除了上述例句外,“allusion”还可以在以下句子中使用: “I made an allusion to his past mistakes in the speech.”(我在演讲中暗示了他的过去错误。) “She made an allusion to his weight in a playful way.”(她以一种开玩笑的方式提到他的体重。)
以下是一些常用的“allusion”例句:
1. She made an allusion to his secret love affair in a letter.
2. He alluded to his failure by saying that it was “just one of those things”.
3. She used an old saying in her speech to allude to a new policy.
4. I alluded to my past mistakes by saying that I had learned from them.
5. She alluded to her daughter's learning difficulties in her speech about raising funds for the local school.
6. She mentioned that a historical event had a reference to another in her story.
“allusion”还可以和其他词构成固定短语,如 "play an allusion upon",意思是在评论别人或表达看法时不直接明说,而借用这个语块来进行对比和评议,实现委婉、含蓄地表达。