c. 1600, apparently from obsolete hent, from Middle English hinten "to tell, inform" (c. 1400), from Old English hentan "to seize," from Proto-Germanic *hantijan (cognates: Gothic hinþan "to seize"), related to hunt (v.). Modern sense and spelling first attested in Shakespeare.
hint (v.)
1640s, from hint (n.). Related: Hinted; hinting.
实用例句
1. "I think I hear the telephone ringing."—"Okay, I can take a hint."
“我想我听到电话铃在响。”——“好的，我明白你的意思了。”
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2. She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him.
她从未得到他准备沟通的一丁点儿暗示。
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3. Diana took the hint and left them to it.
戴安娜会意，任由他们自己去解决。
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4. "What a pity," Graham said with a hint of sarcasm.
“太遗憾了，”格雷厄姆略带挖苦地说道。
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5. They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere.