英和和英

動詞

send a message (third-person singular simple present sends a message, present participle sending a message, simple past and past participle sent a message)

1. (idiomatic) To implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.

   Synonym: make a statement

   • 2001 April, David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage”, in Harper's Magazine:

     As we sometimes also say about elements of fashion and etiquette, the way you use English "Makes a Statement" or "Sends a Message" — even though these Statements/Messages often have nothing to do with the actual information you're trying to transmit.