1. 词性及词义
Innuendo是一个名词，意为“含沙射影，暗讽，暗示”。通常指用间接或隐晦的方式来暗示某人或某事的缺点或错误，而不直接指出。
2. 用法
Innuendo常用于文学、新闻、演讲或口语中，用于表达某种暗讽或暗示，从而引发读者或听众的思考或反思。
3. 发音
Innuendo的发音为 /??n.ju?en.do?/，强调在第二个音节上。
4. 词源
Innuendo源于拉丁语中的innuere，意为“提示，示意”。该词在16世纪被引入英语，最初被用于法律上，后来演变成了现代意义。
中英例句：
1. His innuendo was so subtle that I barely caught it.（他的暗示非常微妙，我几乎没有听懂。）
2. The editor included a sly innuendo in the article that hinted at the politician’s dishonesty.（编辑在文章中含有一个狡猾的暗示，暗示该政客不诚实。）
3. The comedian’s jokes were full of innuendo, the audience both laugh and feel slightly uncomfortable.（喜剧演员的笑话充满了暗示，让观众既快乐又感到有点不舒服。）
4. She was offended by the innuendo, feeling like someone was trying to make her look bad on purpose.（她对这种暗示很生气，觉得有人故意打她的威信。）
5. The politician denounced the innuendo as slanderous and demanded a retraction.（家谴责这种暗示是诽谤，并要求撤回。）
innuendo的中文翻译为”暗示”或”影射”，读音为[in-yoo-en-doh]。
例句：
1. He made an innuendo about her past that made her feel uncomfortable.（他对她过去的暗示让她感到不舒服。）
2. The politician’s speech was full of innuendos about his opponent’s character.（家的演讲充满了对对手性格的影射。）
3. The comedian’s joke contained an innuendo that only s would understand.（这位喜剧演员的笑话中包含了只有成年人才能理解的暗示。）
innuendo通常被翻译为”暗示、影射”的意思，其中文解释还有”讽刺”的意思，读音为[.inju:’end?u]，innuendo来源于英语，在《荷林斯高阶英汉词典》中，共找到10个与innuendo相关的例句。
1.暗示
例句:You know, I hear a lot of rumors… and innuendo about your mother and me. (我听到很多… 关于跟我的谣言与影射)
2.影射
例句:I’m used to a certain amount of innuendo and flirtation being thrown my way. (我习惯用自己的招数对付那些 和性暗示)
3.讽刺
例句:Investigations, recriminations, personal questions, innuendo. (是Jeffrey Grant还是交火造成的 我明天就会出报告 我们不想等)
4.暗讽、讽刺
例句:Using innuendo… third-person hearsay… unsubstantiated charges, anonymous sources… and huge, scare headlines… the Post has maliciously sought to give the appearance… of a direct connection between the White House and the Watergate. (翻译:他们使用讽刺的 第三人称说法 毫无事实根据的指控 引用匿名消息来源 还下了耸动的标题)
1. Investigations, recriminations, personal questions, innuendo. (翻译:是Jeffrey Grant还是交火造成的 我明天就会出报告 我们不想等)
2. Using innuendo… third-person hearsay… unsubstantiated charges, anonymous sources… and huge, scare headlines… the Post has maliciously sought to give the appearance… of a direct connection between the White House and the Watergate. (翻译:他们使用讽刺的 第三人称说法 毫无事实根据的指控 引用匿名消息来源 还下了耸动的标题)
3. I continue to stuff me this kind of innuendo and sarcasm, (翻译:你一直用你那些 影射 还有 讽刺 对我狂轰乱炸)
4. “My findings carry no implication or innuendo about the conduct or motive of MPs, ” Legg wrote. (翻译:“我的调查结果对议会成员的行为和动机没有任何暗示及影射，”莱格写道。)
5. Please, he’s three, Ma. He doesn’t get innuendo. (翻译:拜托，他才xx岁，老妈· 他可听不出话外音)
6. My own law firm has a list of questions that I’m not allowed to ask when interviewing candidates, such as the sinister question, bulging with hidden motives and innuendo, “Where are you from?” (翻译:我组件的律师事务所有一个 与候选者交谈时不允许涉及的 问题列表。比如不吉利的问题， 凸显隐藏的动机和讥讽， 诸如“你来自哪里？” )
7. Mr. Plummer, of Huawei, said the letter ‘rehashes unfounded innuendo in a seeming attempt to undermine the integrity of the CFIUS process. ‘ (翻译:华为公司的普卢默说，这封信是在老调重弹那些毫无根据的含沙射影，似乎是要贬损外来投资委员会程序的名誉。)
8. Business is conducted slowly. The Dutch are detail-oriented and want to understand every innuendo before coming to an agreement. (翻译:生意导入比较慢。荷兰人很关注细节，在和对方达成协议之前，他们想理解清楚每一点暗示。)
9. I think you know innuendo is attached to everything these days. (翻译:我想你知道现在所有东西 都和讽刺牵扯得上)
10. As I do her previous farrago of printed untruths and half-baked innuendo. (翻译:我同样否认她之前在报上 那些歪曲事实含沙射影的报道)
11. Just accusation, innuendo– no. (翻译, innuendo -)
12. You’re writing for “New Idea” now? (翻译:花边新闻 Gossip and innuendo.)
13. In a statement, Ms Li accused the inspectors of “prurient questioning” and of promulgating an “innuendo” against her. (翻译:在一份声明中，李曲指责调查人员进行了“趣味低级的询问”，并针对她发表了“含沙射影的言论”。)
14. “My findings carry no implication or innuendo about the conduct or motive of MPs,” Legg wrote. (翻译:“我的调查结果对议会成员的行为和动机没有任何暗示及影射，”莱格写道。)
15. Madge Wildfire was not so absolutely void of common sense as not to understand this innuendo. (翻译:玛吉？野火的常识不会欠缺到领会不了这个暗示。)
innuendo作为名词、动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有s、innuendos等。
