c. 1400, apparently from the gerund of Middle English verb inclen "utter in an undertone, hint at, hint" (mid-14c.), which is of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old English inca "doubt, suspicion."
例文
1. We had an inkling that something might be happening.
私たちは何かが起こっているのではないかとかすかに感じています。
2.He had no inkling of what was going on.
彼は起きていることを何も知らない。
3.He gave me an inkling of what was to come.
彼は私に何が起こるか暗示してくれた。
4.An inkling of untoward deeds on the part of Hurstwood had come.