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indirectlyadverb(not obvious)C1in a way that iscomplicatedor notobvious: She stillcontrolsthecompanyindirectly through herson, who is themanagingdirector. Stroking apetreducesstressandthus, indirectly,lowersbloodpressure. withoutclearlymentioningor saying something: 间接地；旁敲侧击地She wasincludedindirectly as her husband'snamecame up.当她丈夫的名字出现时，她被间接地包括在内。 Therequesthad been made indirectly, throughhints.这个请求是通过暗示间接提出的。 - Up to 60,000jobsaredirectlyor indirectlydependenton thecarplant.
- Almost allcommercialenterprisesat thetimeofslaverybenefiteddirectlyor indirectly from thetrade.
- Thematerialin thedocumentsis said to have comedirectlyfrominformantsin Baghdad and, indirectly, fromexiles.
- Hementionedreligiononly indirectly, saying he is "unalterably andabsolutely"opposedtoabortionbecause alllifeisequal.
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See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Digressing and being indirect or evasive indirectlyadverb(not obvious)withoutclearlymentioningor saying something 间接地；旁敲侧击地She wasincludedindirectly as her husband'snamecame up.当她丈夫的名字出现时，她被间接地包括在内。 Therequesthad been made indirectly, throughhints.这个请求是通过暗示间接提出的。 - Up to 60,000jobsaredirectlyor indirectlydependenton thecarplant.
- Almost allcommercialenterprisesat thetimeofslaverybenefiteddirectlyor indirectly from thetrade.
- Thematerialin thedocumentsis said to have comedirectlyfrominformantsin Baghdad and, indirectly, fromexiles.
- Hementionedreligiononly indirectly, saying he is "unalterably andabsolutely"opposedtoabortionbecause alllifeisequal.
indirectly| American Dictionaryin a way that is notdirector notconnectedin asimpleway: Shecontrolsthecompanyindirectly, through a hand-pickedboardofdirectors. Examplesofindirectlyindirectly The problem is that each player's useindirectlyinterferes with the other's use and that some arrangement is necessary to reconcile both uses.From theCambridge English Corpus I shall start with the historiographical reason that,indirectly, also leads us to consider the more philosophical reason.From theCambridge English Corpus The basic problem: most chaotic systems' chaotic properties don't seem very relevant, directly orindirectly, to human life.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, tactical voting should ideally be measured directly, rather thanindirectly.From theCambridge English Corpus Moreindirectly, these two stylistic dimensions mark different epistemic relations to the discourse, emphasizing and privileging different kinds of information.From theCambridge English Corpus However, there are two kinds of space produced by culture that are linked to the enacted spaces and the agential, but sometimes onlyindirectly.From theCambridge English Corpus At present, the adaptive manipulation hypotheses are supported onlyindirectly, with reference to the apparent functionality and complexity of the host modification.From theCambridge English Corpus A range of new questions has arisen, and the latest developments haveindirectlyopened up still wider areas of research.From theCambridge English Corpus I learned to comprehend the museum itself as an artistic andindirectlypolitical ensemble in a complex historical and economic setting.From theCambridge English Corpus It may further be the case that the religious beliefs of ordinary people derive, albeitindirectly, from these extraordinary types.From theCambridge English Corpus The neutralising tendency of the two sites must evidently be relatedindirectlyto relations involving neighbouring nuclear positions.From theCambridge English Corpus Another kind of contribution that states can make, again onlyindirectly, to people's welfare is temporal in nature.From theCambridge English Corpus Acts that appear altruistic may turn out to serve self-interestindirectlywhen account is taken of side-effects (rewards and punishments), or delayed effects (reputation).From theCambridge English Corpus Then these genetic variants must interact either directly orindirectlywith the environment so that in the last analysis replication is differential.From theCambridge English Corpus Privatisation is usually part and parcel of standard reform packages, being alsoindirectlypromoted by the requirements of reducing public deficits and protecting property rights.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |