N-COUNT [usually plural]弦外之音;言外之意;暗示 If something has overtones of a particular thing or quality, it suggests that thing or quality but does not openly express it. 弦外之音;言外之意;暗示
The strike has taken on overtones of a civil rights campaign.
罢工带上了民权运动的意味。
It's a quite profound story, with powerful religious overtones.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + OVERTONEADJECTIVE➤strong強烈的暗示◇a play with strong religious overtones有強烈宗教色彩的戲劇➤serious嚴肅的含義➤negative負面含義◇The word 'cheap' has negative overtones.“廉價”一詞帶有貶義。➤emotional, moral, political, racial, religious, sexual感情方面的/道德方面的/政治方面的/種族方面的/宗教方面的/性方面的含義▸➤racist種族主義色彩VERB + OVERTONE➤carry, have有言外之意▸➤take on呈現⋯色彩◇The organization's cultural activities took on political overtones.該組織的文化活動加入了政治色彩。