汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 言外之意
言外之意
unspoken implication (idiom) / the actual meaning of what was said
It means this, but it is not clearly stated in the words
说话或写文章没有明说而使人能体会出来的意思。
yán wài zhī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

不要不懂装懂,尽量听出言外之意

Try to hear the meaning behind the words without presuming you already know.

她确信那封信中有言外之意

She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning.

他话语中的言外之意是设定他们有罪。

Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.

你的言外之意是不是我不能胜任这份工作?

Are you inferring (that) I'm not capable of doing the job?

斟酌一下她的言外之意,我觉得克莱尔需要钱。

Reading between the lines, I think Clare needs money.

言外之意是,刻画在墙上的文字是一些微小的暗语。

The implication was that the writing was clearly on the wall for minor argots.

你猜的跟我的一样好?言外之意就是咱俩知道的都半斤八两,谁也不比谁多多少。

If you want to know why she left me, well, your guess is as good as mine.