hint、implication与suggestion这些名词均有“暗示、暗指”之意。
hint : 最常用用词，多指无意中的，间接的暗示。
- He's dropped (= given) several hints to the boss that he'll quit if he doesn't get a promotion.
他已经向老板暗示了好几次，如果不获得升职他就会辞职。 - Did she give you any hints about where she was going?
她有没有向你暗示过她要去哪里呢？ - You can't take (= understand) a hint, can you? Just go away and leave me alone!
你就是听不懂暗示，对不对？滚开，不要烦我！
implication : 指对某事不公开发表自己的意见，仅用语言动作或表情表明态度，要对方进行推断。
- From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.
她的话中暗示他们将要分手。 - She accused the party and, by implication, its leader too.
她指责了该政党，也含蓄地指责了该党的领袖。
suggestion : 既可指比较明显的暗示，又可指客观上流露出的迹象。
- the suggestion of his guilt
暗示他的罪行
