connotation,denotation的后面都有notation,前面分别是con和de。
connotation的意思是：
connotation
n.
含蓄, 储蓄的东西(词、语等), 内涵
connotation
con.no.ta.tion
n.（名词）
The act or process of connoting.
含义：暗示的行为或过程
An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing:
含意：用一个词或一件事表示出的思想或意义：
Hollywood holds connotations of romance and glittering success.
好莱坞一词包含了浪漫与耀眼的成就的含意
The set of associative implications constituting the general sense of a word in addition to its literal sense.
言外之意：包括单词字面意思之外普通意义的全部内涵的意义
Logic The set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term; intension.
逻辑学 内涵：包含某单词意思的一系列属性；含义
con“nota”tive
adj.（形容词）
con“nota”tively
adv.（副词）
connotation
n.
涵义
A good dictionary will give us the connotation of a word as well as its denotation.
"一本好字典不仅要告诉我们一个字的字面意义,同时还要告诉我们该字的言外之意。"
denotation的意思是：
denotation
n.
指示
denotation
de.no.ta.tion
n.（名词）
The act of denoting; indication.
表示：表示的动作；代表
Something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes.
指示：有所指的事物，如标记或符号
Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.
指示：有所表示或有所指（的事物）；符号的特定含义
The most specific or direct meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.
直接意义：一个词最特定的或最直接的意义，与它的喻意或相关意相对