implication

影響、予想される結果

行動や決定がもたらし得る影響。特に後で重要になるもの。

やさしい英語で： A possible effect of an action or decision, especially one that matters later.

• We discussed the financial implications.
• The new rule has serious implications for schools.
• Have you considered the implications of leaving early?

使い方： implication for someone/something (The decision has important implications for local businesses.)

類義語： consequence, effect, ramification

よく使う表現： serious implication, financial implication, implication for something

含意、暗示

直接は言わず、言葉からそれとなく伝わる考え。

やさしい英語で： An idea that someone’s words suggest without saying it directly.

• The implication was clear.
• He denied any implication that she had lied.
• Her silence carried an implication of disapproval.

使い方： implication that… (I disliked the implication that I was lazy.); by implication (She blamed the team and, by implication, its leader.)

類義語： suggestion, insinuation

よく使う表現： clear implication, implication of something, by implication

関与

悪いことや違法行為への参加が疑われたり、明らかになったりすること。

やさしい英語で： The suggestion or discovery that someone took part in something wrong or illegal.

• He denied his implication in the fraud.
• Her alleged implication in the crime remains unproven.
• The investigation revealed his implication in several illegal deals.

使い方： someone’s implication in something (The minister’s implication in the scandal shocked voters.)

類義語： involvement

よく使う表現： implication in something, alleged implication

含意、論理包含

ある命題が真なら別の命題も真である、という論理上の関係。

やさしい英語で： A link in logic expressing that if one statement is true, another is true.

• This symbol represents implication.
• The implication is false when its first statement is true and its second is false.
• We built a truth table for material implication.

類義語： material conditional

よく使う表現： material implication, logical implication, implication operator