Indirect
[ɪndɪ'rekt;ɪndaɪ-] or [,ɪndə'rɛkt]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; 'sometimes taking an indirect path saves time'; 'you must take an indirect course in sailing' .
(adj.) extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; 'making indirect but legitimate inquiries'; 'an indirect insult'; 'doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind'; 'though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest'; 'known as a shady indirect fellow' .
(adj.) having intervening factors or persons or influences; 'reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light'; 'indirect evidence'; 'an indirect cause' .
(adj.) not as a direct effect or consequence; 'indirect benefits'; 'an indirect advantage' .
克拉拉錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
(a.) Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.
(a.) Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending to mislead or deceive.
(a.) Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect results, damages, or claims.
(a.) Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.
手打:特伦斯
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Circuitous, tortuous, not straight, not direct, not rectilinear.[2]. Roundabout, oblique, collateral, not directly to the point.[3]. Unfair, dishonest, dishonorable.
艾哈迈德校對
同義詞及反義詞：
[See STRAIGHT_and_INSTRUCT]
校對:迈克尔
解釋/意思:
adj. not direct or straight: not lineal or in direct succession: not related in the natural way oblique: not straightforward or honest.—adv. Indirect′ly.—ns. Indirect′ness Indirec′tion (Shak.) indirect course or means dishonest practice.—Indirect evidence or testimony circumstantial or inferential evidence; Indirect object (gram.) a substantive word dependent on a verb less immediately than an accusative governed by it; Indirect syllogism (logic) a syllogism which can be made more cogent and useful by the process called reduction.
編輯:梅森
例句/造句/用法:
- The only course is to try by all means, direct and indirect, to moderate and vary his occupations. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Even if I live I shall not be without uneasiness as to what he may attempt through indirect influence. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- For neutrals, it is indirect and dependent upon imagination. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Because it seemed to me to have an indirect bearing upon the mystery of Woodman's Lee. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- But the nutritive foods should be wisely supplemented by such foods as fruits, whose real value is one of indirect rather then direct service. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- But there are conspicuous dangers attendant upon the transition from indirect to formal education. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- It is indirect, or emotional and intellectual, not direct or personal. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- Three points are deserving of remark in what immediately follows:--First, that the answer of Socrates is altogether indirect. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- The influences which we can bring to bear upon this question are chiefly indirect. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Moreover the science has indirect effects, which are not small. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Is it the indirect result of my apprehensions for Laura's future? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- She could trust her own guardianship, but she could not tell what indirect or political influence might be brought to bear upon a business man. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- By indirect such as proceed from the same principles, but by the conjunction of other qualities. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Here, then, to begin with, is something which looks suspiciously like an indirect reference to the Moonstone. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- For Bulstrode shrank from a direct lie with an intensity disproportionate to the number of his more indirect misdeeds. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Most of them MUST be indirect, they are such cowards. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Miserable, because I cannot bear to be supposed to approve of it, or have any indirect share in it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Mrs. Trenor evidently assumed that Lily's growing intimacy with her husband was simply an indirect way of returning her own kindness. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- In 1911 an indirect potash tax was levied by Germany on her best customer, the United States, to whom 15 million dollars' worth of potash had been sold the preceding year. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
編輯:梅森