implication/͵ImplIˋkeʃən; ˌImpləˈkeIʃ$n or ˌImplIˈkeIʃ$n/n 1 [C] something that may happen as a result of a plan, action etc 〔计划﹑行动等〕可能的影响[后果]: +of the implications of the decision 这一决定的影响+for This ruling will have implications for many people. 这个裁定将会影响许多人。political/financial/social implications 政治/财政/社会影响2 [C,U] something that you suggest is true, without saying it directly 暗示﹐含意: +that I resent your implication that I was lying. 你暗指我在说谎﹐我很气愤。by implication She blamed the hospital, and – by implication – the doctor who examined her son. 她指责院方﹐其实是间接责怪给她儿子作检查的医生。