indirect

indirect
adjective
  1. not directly caused by or resulting from something
    间接引起的,间接导致的
    full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels.
    充分就业将对工资水平产生间接影响。
    ■not done directly; conducted through intermediaries
    间接进行的;通过媒介(或中间人)进行的
    local government under the indirect control of the British.
    在英国间接控制下的当地政府。
    ■(of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work
    (费用)来自间接费用的;来自副业的
    ■(of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits
    (税款)征自货物(或服务)(非所得税或利润税)的,间接课税的
  2. (of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way
    (路线)曲折的,迂回的
    ■(of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected
    (照明)间接的,漫射(或反射)过来的
    ■(Soccer)denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly
    (英足)(任意球)间接射门的
  3. avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject
    不直截了当的,间接提及的,迂回说明的
    an indirect attack on the Archbishop.
    对大主教的间接攻击。
派生
indirectly
adverb
indirectness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'not in full grammatical concord'): from medieval Latin indirectus, from in- 'not' + directus (see direct)
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