connotation的意思是：
connotation
n.
含蓄, 儲蓄的東西(詞、語等), 內涵
connotation
con.no.ta.tion
n.（名詞）
The act or process of connoting.
含義：暗示的行為或過程
An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
含意：用壹個詞或壹件事表示出的思想或意義：
Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
好萊塢壹詞包含了浪漫與耀眼的成就的含意
The set of associative implications constituting the general sense of a word in addition to its literal sense.
言外之意：包括單詞字面意思之外普通意義的全部內涵的意義
Logic The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.
邏輯學 內涵：包含某單詞意思的壹系列屬性；含義
con“nota”tive
adj.（形容詞）
con“nota”tively
adv.（副詞）
connotation
n.
涵義
A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
"壹本好字典不僅要告訴我們壹個字的字面意義,同時還要告訴我們該字的言外之意。"
denotation的意思是：
denotation
n.
指示
denotation
de.no.ta.tion
n.（名詞）
The act of denoting; indication.
表示：表示的動作；代表
Something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes.
指示：有所指的事物，如標記或符號
Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.
指示：有所表示或有所指（的事物）；符號的特定含義
The most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.
直接意義：壹個詞最特定的或最直接的意義，與它的喻意或相關意相對