meaning、implication与sense这些名词均含有“含义、意义、意思”之意。
meaning : 普通用词，使用广泛。既可指语言表达的意思，又可指手势、符号、表情或艺术品或抽象概念所含的意义。
- The word "flight" has two different meanings: a plane journey, and the act of running away.
flight 一词有两个不同的意思：航程和逃跑。 - The meaning of his gesture was clear.
他手势的含义很清楚。 - His novels often have (a) hidden meaning.
他的小说常有隐含意义。
implication : 指暗含的意思。
- From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.
她的话中暗示他们将要分手。 - She accused the party and, by implication, its leader too.
她指责了该政党，也含蓄地指责了该党的领袖。
sense : 特指词、短语或句子的某种特定意思。也常指多种解释的一种。
- The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.
“爱”这个字不同的人用来表示不同的意思。 - education in its broadest sense
最广泛意义的教育
