| 单词 | indirect object |
| 释义 | indirect objectnouna word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to or for, following the direct object, as the boy in He gave the boy a book. Origin of indirect objectFirst recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby indirect objectindirection, indirect labor, indirect labour, indirect lighting, indirect nuclear division, indirect object, indirect ophthalmoscope, indirect primary, indirect proof, indirect question, indirect reacting bilirubin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for indirect objectindirect object noungrammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase indicating the recipient or beneficiary of the action of a verb and its direct object, as John in the sentence I bought John a newspaperCompare direct object Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for indirect objectindirect object A noun, pronoun, or group of words naming something indirectly affected by the action of a verb: “She showed me some carpet samples”; “The agent handed the Prentice family their tickets.” notes for indirect objectIndirect objects can often take or suggest the preposition to. For example, “He showed (to) me the book.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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