c. 1600, apparently from obsolete hent, from Middle English hinten "to tell, inform" (c. 1400), from Old English hentan "to seize," from Proto-Germanic *hantijan (cognates: Gothic hintan "to seize"), related to hunt (v.). Modern sense and spelling first attested in Shakespeare.
hint (v.)
1640s, from hint (n.). Related: Hinted; hinting.
雙語例句
1. "I think I hear the telephone ringing."—"Okay, I can take a hint."
“我想我聽到電話鈴在響。”——“好的，我明白你的意思了。”
來自柯林斯例句
2. She'd never received the merest hint of any communication from him.
她從未得到他準備溝通的一丁點兒暗示。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Diana took the hint and left them to it.
戴安娜會意，任由他們自己去解決。
來自柯林斯例句
4. "What a pity," Graham said with a hint of sarcasm.
“太遺憾了，”格雷厄姆略帶挖苦地說道。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They neglect their duty at the least hint of fun elsewhere.