1530s, "mock," from Middle French alluder or directly from Latin alludere "to play, sport, joke, jest," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Meaning "make an indirect reference, point in passing" is from 1570s. Related: Alluded; alluding.
例文
1. Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept.
聖書には、このような概念に間接的に言及している経文がたくさんあります。
2.He did not even allude to his brother 's engagement to Mary.
彼の兄弟がメアリーと婚約したことについては一言も言及していない。
3.In your remarks you allude to certain sinister development.
あなたは話の中で何か不吉なことが起こることを暗示しています。
4.Besides,It 'struck him as a little absurd to allude to the matter.
それに、彼は突然この話をするのは少しでたらめだと思った。
5.You mustn 't allude to his baby 's death when you meet John.