111.20. gy. C2 (példák)

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 3 nem jut eszébe vkinek [T]

The name of her book escapes me at the moment.

imply verb /ɪmˈplaɪ/ [T] 1 céloz vmire, sejtet vmit

Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?

I detected an implied criticism of the way he was treated.

speculate verb /ˈspek.jə.leɪt/ [I or T] találgat, feltételez; spekulál (tőzsdén, üzleti életben)

The police refused to speculate about the cause of the accident.

The newspapers have speculated that they will get married next year.

hypothesis noun /haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs/ [C] plural: hypotheses feltevés, hipotézis

They are investigating the hypothesis that obesity may be caused by a virus.

implication noun /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 2 burkolt célzás/következtetés [C or U]

The implication was that the school had to do much better or it would be closed.

presumption noun /prɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/ feltételezés, vélelmezés [C]

I object to the presumption that young people are only interested in pop music.

implicit adjective /ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt/ hallgatólagos (beleegyezés, fenyegetés, stb.)

an implicit threat

We interpreted his silence as implicit agreement.

indirect adjective /ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt/ 2 közvetett (nem nyilvánvaló)

indirect taxes/costs

an indirect criticism

allegedly adverb /əˈledʒ.ɪd.li/ állítólag, állítólagosan

That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

reportedly adverb /rɪˈpɔː.tɪd.li/ állítólag, az elmondások szerint

Two students were reportedly killed and several wounded.