B2 noun ニュートラル

implication

/ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

The effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future. It can also refer to something that is suggested or naturally understood without being stated directly.

例文

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1

The study explores the social implications of artificial intelligence.

The study explores the social implications of artificial intelligence.

2

By saying the project was 'interesting', her implication was that it wasn't very good.

By saying the project was 'interesting', her implication was that it wasn't very good.

3

We need to consider the financial implications before we expand the business.

We need to consider the financial implications before we expand the business.

語族

名詞
implication
Verb
implicate
副詞
implicitly
形容詞
implicative
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覚え方のコツ

Implication: Things that are 'folded in' (implied) to a decision, like layers of an onion.

クイックテスト

What are the _______ of this new policy for international students?

正解!

正解は: implications

例文

1

The study explores the social implications of artificial intelligence.

academic

The study explores the social implications of artificial intelligence.

2

By saying the project was 'interesting', her implication was that it wasn't very good.

informal

By saying the project was 'interesting', her implication was that it wasn't very good.

3

We need to consider the financial implications before we expand the business.

business

We need to consider the financial implications before we expand the business.

4

The legal implications of this new law are still being debated.

formal

The legal implications of this new law are still being debated.

5

What are the implications of the results for future research?

everyday

What are the implications of the results for future research?

語族

名詞
implication
Verb
implicate
副詞
implicitly
形容詞
implicative

よく使う組み合わせ

serious implications serious implications
practical implications practical implications
implications for implications for
broad implications broad implications
legal implications legal implications

よく使うフレーズ

by implication

by implication

have implications for

have implications for

the full implications

the full implications

よく混同される語

implication vs inference

An implication is something suggested by the speaker; an inference is something concluded by the listener.

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使い方のコツ

Very common in the 'Discussion' or 'Conclusion' sections of academic papers to explain why the findings matter.

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よくある間違い

Learners often use 'implication' as a synonym for 'problem', but an implication can be positive, negative, or neutral.

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覚え方のコツ

Implication: Things that are 'folded in' (implied) to a decision, like layers of an onion.

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語源

From Latin 'implicare', meaning 'to entwine or involve'.

文法パターン

implication of [something] implication for [someone/something] the implication that [clause]

クイックテスト

What are the _______ of this new policy for international students?

正解!

正解は: implications

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