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.