imply
v.
late 14c., "to enfold, enwrap, entangle" (the classical Latin sense), from Old French emplier, from Latin implicare "involve" (see implication). Meaning "to involve something unstated as a logical consequence" first recorded c.1400; that of "to hint at" from 1580s. Related: Implied; implying. The distinction between imply and infer is in "What do you imply by that remark?" But, "What am I to infer from that remark?"
〔李〕[im-(in-)=in进;ply=to fold折→“to fold in so as not to show out折进去以免直露”→] v.① indicate or suggest without words暗指,暗示