• n. 暗示；略知；模糊概念
• v. 暗示 （inkle的ing形式）；略知；低声说出

词源不详，可能来自古英语inca,怀疑，疑虑。

inkling (n.)

c. 1400, apparently from the gerund of Middle English verb inclen "utter in an undertone, hint at, hint" (mid-14c.), which is of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old English inca "doubt, suspicion."

1. We had an inkling that something might be happening.

我们隐约感觉可能正有什么事情发生。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He had no inkling of what was going on.

他对正在发生的事情一无所知。

来自《权威词典》

3. He gave me an inkling of what was to come.

他给我暗示将要发生什么事.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. An inkling of untoward deeds on the part of Hurstwood had come.

现在终于让她得知了一点赫斯渥行为不轨的消息.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. As for me , I began to have an inkling.

我倒是渐渐明白过来了.

来自英汉文学 - 金银岛