implication什么意思
noun
1. something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
e.g. his resignation had political implications
Synonym: deductionentailment
2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
e.g. the significance of his remark became clear only later
the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
Synonym: significanceimport
3. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
4. a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
e.g. he was suspected of implication in several robberies
5. a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'
if p is true then q cannot be false
Synonym: logical implicationconditional relation