名詞 intimation:

1. an indirect suggestion
   同義詞：hint, breath
2. a slight suggestion or vague understanding
   同義詞：inkling, glimmering, glimmer

1. But the harsh words of the father in a drunken moment of excessive ancestral pride cause a dignified departure with the conciliatory donation of half her means of subsistence and the intimation that she is rejoining her husband.
   但父親在一次酒后的刺耳話語中說了一些有關(guān)家世過分驕矜的話，使苔絲傲然離開了家。她把自己一半的生活費(fèi)留給父母，并告訴他們她要去找丈夫團(tuán)聚。
2. He has given us no intimation of his intentions/what he intends to do.
   他沒有向我們透露他的意圖。