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单词 indirect
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Indirect
adj satadj.allhaving intervening factors or persons or influences
Examples:
  • reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
  • indirect evidence
  • an indirect cause
Antonyms:immediate
Inherited Hypernyms:indirect
Similar to:mediate
adjadj.allnot direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
Attributes:directness straightness
Examples:
  • sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
  • you must take an indirect course in sailing
Antonyms:direct
Derivationally Related Form:indirectness
Inherited Hypernyms:indirect
Similar to:askance askant asquint sidelong squint squint-eyed squinty circuitous devious roundabout diversionary meandering rambling wandering winding
See also:crooked
adjadj.alldescended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Synset:collateral
Examples:
  • cousins are collateral relatives
  • an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
Antonyms:lineal
Inherited Hypernyms:collateral
See also:related
adjadj.allextended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:indirect
Similar to:allusive backhanded circuitous roundabout ambagious circumlocutious circumlocutory periphrastic devious oblique digressive discursive excursive rambling hearsay mealy-mouthed mealymouthed tortuous
adj satadj.allnot as a direct effect or consequence
Examples:
  • indirect benefits
  • an indirect advantage
Antonyms:primary
Derivationally Related Form:indirectness
Inherited Hypernyms:indirect
Similar to:secondary
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