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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hint \Hint\, v. i.
   To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
   allude vaguely to something.

         We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.       --Tennyson.

   {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or
      cautiously.

   Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.

Hint \Hint\, n.
   A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a
   suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or
   explanation; also, an occasion or motive.

         Our hint of woe Is common.               --Shak.

         The hint malevolent, the look oblique.   --Hannah More.

   Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See {Suggestion}.

Hint \Hint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS.
   hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr
   a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. {Hent}.]
   To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to
   suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

         Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.  --Pope.

   Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.

資料來源 : WordNet®

hint
     n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever
          touched her" [syn: {intimation}, {breath}]
     2: a slight indication [syn: {clue}]
     3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
        touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {tinge}, {mite}, {pinch},
        {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
     4: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of
        an accent" [syn: {trace}, {suggestion}]
     5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
        stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead},
         {steer}, {confidential information}, {wind}]
     v : drop a hint; intimate by a hint [syn: {suggest}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

HINT
     
        Hierarchical Information NeTs.
     
        A language for the {CDC 3600}.
     
        ["HINT: A Graph Processing Language", R.D. Hart, Michigan
        State U, Apr 1970].
     
        (1994-12-07)