inkling
n[sing]
~ (of sth/that...) slight knowledge (of sth secret or not previously known); hint (對秘密的或以前不知道的事物)略知; 暗示
Can you give me some inkling of what is going on? 現在有什麼情況, 你能告訴我一點兒嗎?
The first inkling I had that all was not well was when the share prices began to fall. 股票價格一跌落, 我就開始察覺到情況有些不妙.