allusion
allusion
al.lu.sion AHD[…-l›“zh…n] DJ[*6lu89*n] KK[*6lu9*n]
n.(名词)
1.The act of alluding; indirect reference:
    影射;暗指:暗指的行为;间接提及:
    Without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
   没有指出姓名,候选人间接批评了国家领导们
2.An instance of indirect reference:
    典故;引用:间接提及的例子:
    an allusion to classical mythology in a poem.See Usage Note at &b{allude}
   诗中的经典神话典故参见allude
ORIGIN
1.Late Latinallūsi½ allūsi½n- [a playing with]
    后期拉丁语allūsi½ allūsi½n- [玩耍]
2.from Latinallūsus [past participle of] allūdere [to play with] * see allude
    源自 拉丁语allūsus [] allūdere的过去分词 [和…玩] *参见allude