【羅逸昇】評論

connotation 含蓄; 言外之意

【Dex Shih】評論

Denotation本義and Connotation 言外之意：Denotation refers to the literal meaningof a word, the "dictionary definition."¨ For example, if you look upthe word snake in a dictionary, you will discover that one of itsdenotative meanings is "any of numerous scaly, legless, sometimesvenomous reptiles¡Khaving a long, tapering, cylindrical body andfound in most tropical and temperate regions."Connotation, on the other hand, refersto the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotionalsuggestions related to that word. The connotative meanings of aword exist together with ...