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TOEFL BNC: 14460 COCA: 15544

inkling

noun
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
/ˈɪŋklɪŋ/
[usually singular]
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  1. a slight knowledge of something that is happening or about to happen（對正在或即將發生的事的）略知 synonym suspicion
    • inkling (of something) He had no inkling of what was going on.他對正在發生的事情一無所知。
    • inkling (that…) The first inkling I had that something was wrong was when I found the front door wide open.我發現前門大開着時就隐約感覺到出了事。
    Extra Examples
    • The first inkling we had of Cliff's problem was when he didn't come to work.克利夫沒來上班，這時我們才第一次隐約感到他出了問題。
    • We didn't have the slightest inkling of the dramatic news we were about to hear.當時我們對於即將聽到的激動人心的消息還一無所知。
    • I had some vague inkling of what she must have gone through.我隐約知道她一定經歷了什麽。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • faintest
    • slightest
    • …
    verb + inkling
    • have (no)
    • get
    • give (somebody)
    • …
    preposition
    • inkling of
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘a mention in an undertone, a hint’): from the rare verb inkle ‘utter in an undertone’, of unknown origin.
TOEFL BNC: 14460 COCA: 15544
inkling

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INKLING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤first第一個模糊想法◇The first inkling we had of Cliff's problem was when he didn't come to work.克利夫沒來上班，這時我們才第一次隱約感到他出了問題。➤faintest, slightest極其模糊的感覺；極其微弱的暗示◇We didn't have the slightest inkling of the dramatic news we were about to hear.當時我們對於即將聽到的激動人心的消息還一無所知。VERB + INKLING➤have (no)略有所知；一無所知▸➤get略有所知▸➤give (sb)（向某人）透露口風◇She never gave us any inkling of what she was planning.她從未向我們透露過一絲一毫她的打算。PREPOSITION➤inkling of約略知道⋯
TOEFL BNC: 14460 COCA: 15544
inkling noun
⇨ idea 2
TOEFL BNC: 14460 COCA: 15544
inkling
Slight signs of something: trace, glimpse, inkling...
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs: thought, idea, belief...

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