動詞 connote:

1. express or state indirectly
   同義詞：imply
2. involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
   同義詞：predicate

con.note

v.tr.（及物動詞）
con.not.ed,con.not.ing,con.notes
To suggest or imply in addition to literal meaning:
隱含：在字面意義之外顯示或暗指的含義：
例句：
.The term ‘liberal arts’ connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns.(George F. Will)See Usage Note at denote
.‘人文學(xué)科’一詞包含了一種超越功利主義的崇高意義.(喬治F.威爾)參見 denote

To have as a related or attendant condition:
有…相關(guān)或附加條件：
例句：
For a political leader, hesitation is apt to connote weakness.
對一個政治領(lǐng)袖而言，猶豫含有軟弱之意

來源：
Medieval Latin connot3re [to mark along with]
中世紀(jì)拉丁語 connot3re [與…相伴]
Latin com- [com-]
拉丁語 com- [前綴，表.一起.]
Latin not3re [to mark] from nota [mark] * see gnô-
拉丁語 not3re [標(biāo)記] 源自 nota [標(biāo)記] *參見 gnô-