de·note /dɪˈnəʊt $ -ˈnoʊt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitiveT] formal 1 MEANINGto mean something 意指,表示 → connote What does the word ‘curriculum’ denote that ‘course’ does not? curriculum一词的哪些含义是course没有的?
2 SIGN/INDICATIONto represent or be a sign of something 表示〔是…的符号、标志等〕,代表 SYN indicate Crosses on the map denote villages. 地图上的叉号表示村庄。
—denotative adjectiveadj
—denotation /ˌdiːnəʊˈteɪʃən $ -noʊ-/ noun [countableC]