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Meaning of 潜台词

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潜 qián 台 tái 词 cí (Trad.: 潛台詞)
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext; (fig.) implicit assertion; unspoken words in a play (i.e. unambiguously hinted at, but not spoken)
Example Sentences
1
但是那些潜台词就真的都是隐藏着的吗
?
But are these hidden messages really all that hidden?
2
这句话的潜台词是
,
更加强硬的调控是必须的
。
The subtext is that much tougher regulation is required.
3
但是他也并不需要这么做
:
谁都知道这潜台词
。
But he didn't have to: everyone got the subtext.
4
“
潜台词就是克鲁尼是扒手中的扒手
,
”
Keohane
说道
。
"The implication is that Clooney is twice the pickpocket, " Keohane says.
5
可是这句古老格言
”
美丽是主观臆断的
“
的潜台词是错误的
。
But the subtext of that old saw, that beauty is arbitrary, is wrong.