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单词 indirect
释义
indirect
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt//ˌɪn.dɪˈrekt/us
/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt//ˌɪn.dɪˈrekt/

indirectadjective(NOT OBVIOUS)

C2
happeninginadditionto anintendedresult, often in a way that iscomplicatedor notobvious:
间接的
Thebenefitsfrompureresearchare often indirect.纯理论研究带来的益处常常是间接的。
Indirecteffectsof thefightingincludediseaseandfoodshortages.战争的间接后果包括疾病肆虐及食品短缺。
avoidingclearlymentioningor saying something:
旁敲侧击的
indirectcriticism旁敲侧击的批评
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Digressing and being indirect or evasive

indirectadjective(NOT STRAIGHT)

C1
notfollowingastraightline, or notdirectlyorsimplyconnected:
迂回的，曲折的
to take an indirectroute/flight走迂回路线／乘非直达航班
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  • noncollinear
  • obliquely
  • obtuse
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indirectly
(Definition ofindirectfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

indirect| American Dictionary

indirect
adjective
us
/ˌɪn·dəˈrekt,ˌɪn·dɑɪ-/

indirectadjective(ADDITIONAL)

happeninginadditionto anintendedresult:
Several otherpeoplewerehurtas an indirectresultof hiscarelessness.

indirectadjective(NOT STRAIGHT)

notfollowingastraightline, or notconnectedin asimpleway:
an indirectroute
Ransomthoughtthebestapproachindefendingtruthis the indirect one.
(Definition ofindirectfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

indirect| Business English

indirect
adjective
uk
/ˌɪndɪˈrekt/us
not done orcommunicatedin adirectway:
Wedecidedto take anindirectapproachtotacklingtheproblemofabsenteeism.
He made only anindirectreferenceto what hadhappenedat themeeting.
happeninginadditionto anintendedresult, often in a way that iscomplicatedor notobvious:
This is theindirecteffectof abadbusinessclimatethatdiscouragescompaniesfromexpandinghere.
Incentives canpayfor themselves throughjobsandindirectbenefitsto thelocaleconomy.
Here thederegulationaffectedtheenvironment, but in a moreindirect way.

indirectly

adverb/ˌɪndɪˈrektli/
Bosses were indirectlyblamedfor astressfulenvironment.
(Definition ofindirectfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofindirect

indirect
Such expressions can have a directive force, and then bear a similarity toindirectspeech acts.
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Hence, there was only anindirecteffect of producing sentences at 2 ; 0 on inflectional skills three years later (0.51r0.35=0.18).
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Plausible alternatives to these constraints include : conservatism, item-based learning,indirectnegative evidence, competition, cue construction, and monitoring.
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Indirectcosts made up 82 % of this total.
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In both countries the influence of the human rights groups over the terms of transition was moreindirectthan direct.
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The political operations of traffickers and their allies go well beyondindirectlinks with politicians.
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In this case, the role of modality isindirect.
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Thus, the contributions of older people to households' access to labour markets may beindirectas well as direct.
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Overall, however, there was little evidence ofindirectageism, particularly in relation to intervention decisions.
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The other channel through which the theory of minima naturalia developed wasindirect.
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The relative effectiveness and degree of harmonisation of direct versusindirectelder-care policies is an unstudied issue.
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Their number can be assessed on the basis of the extant translations and theindirecttradition.
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I did not, however, find men trading off direct forindirectcare (provisioning).
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In its ill-resolved form, internalization can accommodate such diverse approaches asindirectand direct theories of visual perception.
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In investigations of the meta-level process per se, the painstaking avoidance of subtle cueing may be less relevant, and anindirectmetacognition paradigm suitable.
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