弦外之音 meaning in English
overtones; implication
Examples
- It seems to me you insinuate things about her .
我觉得你讲起她来,总有些弦外之音。 - I read it between the lines, though you only spoke one .
你虽然只说了一句话,我已经听到了弦外之音。 - This was oil on the flamesas he was perhaps not unaware .
这句话简直是火上浇油也可能有弦外之音。 - He was annoyed by the perception of mrs. bulshrode's meaning .
布尔斯罗德太太的弦外之音,使他有些生气。 - The implication of your statement is that i was wrong
(你这话的弦外之音是我错了。 )