| 单词 | indirect |
| 释义 | indirect (once / 463 pages) adj Something indirect is not hitting the target exactly. Indirect sunlight doesn't shine right on you — it reflects off a window or is muted by a shade. If direct makes you think of a straight line, then indirect looks like a crooked one — there are turns and stops along the way. People who are sneaky might get what they want through indirect means, like going behind people's backs. If you go to school using side streets and back roads, that's an indirect path. Anything indirect is not taking the quickest or shortest route, but sometimes being indirect gets the job done. WORD FAMILYindirect: indirectly, indirectness+/direct: directed, directest, directing, directive, directly, directness, director, directs, indirect, misdirect, redirect/directed: self-directed, undirected/directive: directively, directiveness, directives, directivity/director: directors, directorship/directorship: directorships/misdirect: misdirected, misdirecting, misdirection, misdirects/misdirection: misdirections/redirect: redirected, redirecting, redirects USAGE EXAMPLESI happened to hear your discussion on your radio show about using magnesium for cramps that are an indirect result of certain medications. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) Instead, Breeland thumbs together a string of indirect tweets an hour after the loss to the Carolina Panthers. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Provide your flamingo flower with bright indirect light for best growth. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination sometimes taking an indirect path saves time you must take an indirect course in sailing Syn|Ant askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squint, squint-eyed, squinty (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy circuitous, devious, roundaboutdeviating from a straight course diversionary(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive meandering, rambling, wandering, windingof a path e.g. crookedhaving or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned direct direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short door-to-door(of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination nonstop(of a journey especially a flight) occurring without stops point-blankclose enough to go straight to the target straightforwardpointed directly ahead undeviating, unswervinggoing directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside through(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes straighthaving no deviations 2adj not as a direct effect or consequence indirect benefits an indirect advantage Syn secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate 3adj extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action making indirect but legitimate inquiries an indirect insult doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest known as a shady indirect fellow Syn|Ant allusive characterized by indirect references backhandedroundabout or ambiguous circuitous, roundaboutmarked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct ambagious, circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrasticroundabout and unnecessarily wordy devious, obliqueindirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading digressive, discursive, excursive, rambling(of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects hearsayheard through another rather than directly mealy-mouthed, mealymouthedhesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy tortuousnot straightforward direct straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action bluffbluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shouldercharacterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion brutaldisagreeably direct and precise flat-footedwithout reservation man-to-manforthright and honest no-nonsensenot tolerating irrelevancies plain, unvarnishedfree from any effort to soften to disguise pointeddirect and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant square, straight, straightforwardwithout evasion or compromise upfrontfrank and honest honest, honorablenot disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent 4adj having intervening factors or persons or influences reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light indirect evidence an indirect cause Syn mediate acting through or dependent on an intervening agency 5adj descended from a common ancestor but through different lines an indirect descendant of the Stuarts Syn|Ant collateral related connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage direct, lineal in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child matrilineal, matrilinearbased on or tracing descent through the female line patrilineal, patrilinearbased on or tracing descent through the male line unilateraltracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only relatedconnected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
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