suggestive
英 [sə'dʒestɪv]
美 [sə'dʒɛstɪv]
助记提示
1、sug- "up" + gest- "bring, carry" + -ive.
2、含义：suggest, supply, bring up.
3、最初的字面含义为：heap up, build. 后来演化、引申为：bring forward or bring up an idea, proposal.
4、but original English notion of "evil prompting" is preserved in suggestive (1630s, though the indecent aspect did not emerge until 1888).
中文词源
suggestive 性暗示的，性挑逗的suggest,提议，建议，-ive,形容词后缀。引申比喻义带有性暗示的，性挑逗的等。
英文词源
- suggestive (adj.)
- 1630s, "conveying a hint," from suggest + -ive. From 1888 specifically as a faintly euphemistic reference to proposals of indecent behavior. Related: Suggestively; suggestiveness.
双语例句
- 1. Emily turned and threw her a suggestive grin.
- 埃米莉转过头，冲她意味深长地一笑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. music that is suggestive of warm summer days
- 使人想起温暖夏日的音乐
来自《权威词典》
- 3. His behaviour was suggestive of a cultured man.
- 他的举止显示出他是个有教养的人.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. His suggestive remarks shocked the young lady.
- 他那挑逗的话使那位小姐感到愤慨.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The speech is very suggestive.
- 这篇演说含义深远.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》