英:[ˌɪndɪ'rektlɪ]
美:[ˌɪndəˈrɛktlɪ]
英:[ˌɪndɪ'rektlɪ]
美:[ˌɪndəˈrɛktlɪ]
adv.
间接地
迂回地
婉转地
不坦率地
词根:indirect
adj.indirect 间接的;迂回的;非直截了当的
n.indirection 间接;迂回;不坦率
adjective
not direct: such as
an indirect accusation
not straightforward and open : deceitful
not directly aimed at or achieved
indirect consequences
stating what a real or supposed original speaker said with changes in wording that conform the statement grammatically to the sentence in which it is included an indirect question
indirect discourse
not effected by the action of the people or the electorate
indirect government representation
15世纪中期,来自 indirect + -ly (2)。
Middle English, from Medieval Latin indirectus, from Latin in- + directus direct — more at dress
The first known use of indirect was in the 14th century
indiscreetadjective
not discreet : imprudent
indiscreetadjective
not discreet : imprudent
indirectadjective
not straight or direct
an indirect route
not straightforward an indirect answer
indirect methods
not having a plainly seen connection
an indirect cause
stating what an original speaker said with changes in wording that make the statement fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence
"that he would call" in "He said that he would call" is in indirect discourse
indirectadjective
not straight or direct
an indirect route
not straightforward an indirect answer
indirect methods
not having a plainly seen connection
an indirect cause
stating what an original speaker said with changes in wording that make the statement fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence
"that he would call" in "He said that he would call" is in indirect discourse
1 It went on: "The clip aims at highlighting the dangers of an abusive relationship and, indirectly, delivers the message that it's better to walk out before it's too late."
2 He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.
3 But it is only indirectly and remotely a plan for saving money.
不过这仍然只是一个间接、远期的省钱的计划。
4 The absolutely crucial part of it is that the second chamber would have been elected indirectly, so they would never be able to challenge the primacy of the commons.
5 "The controversy will help indirectly, but we are not cashing in on the flight," he said.
6 How are we to form opinions about this kind of work if we know about them so indirectly?
7 As if trying indirectly to solve the mystery of his sister's fate, Talmadge makes it his business to learn where the girls have come from.
8 They need each other, in a way — both groups with the same goals, but also indirectly undermining the approach of the others along the way.
9 And each – either directly or indirectly – tackles some aspect of the coalition's cuts to public services, whether it's Lucy Kirkwood's surreal story of a grandmother being sold, or Mark Ravenhill's drama about students and education.
10 But if art had indirectly landed him in prison, it also helped get him out.
11 In 2021, Quebec took in $2.5 billion in indirect spending, which included a record $470 million in foreign productions, not to mention $951 million in VFX and animation.
12 “Just to have the show acknowledged in its final season feels really perfect,” said Mr. Chandler’s TV wife, Connie Britton, indirectly noting the prior seasons when the show was snubbed by Emmy voters.
13 “They even work, indirectly, for exhibitions in the Tate Modern. Art is sterile if it proclaims to be about inequality but doesn’t bring benefits to those people.”
14 She shows us that American society is doing something indirectly that would be unconstitutional if done directly.
15 The airline carries 30 million passengers a year, and is directly or indirectly responsible for 21,000 jobs in Latin America, including 14,000 in Colombia.
16 Maybe good was only established indirectly and through unlikely channels.”
17 Looking at them indirectly, I could almost mistake their forms as human.
18 At least indirectly, the assembled photographs show why that needle-exchange program was such a resounding success.
19 It is a story told indirectly, like Citizen Kane, but with incomparable artistry and decisiveness.
20 Even Stone indirectly acknowledges the film's absence of definable purpose.
2 拐弯抹角地
4 不明显