| 单词 | indirect |
| 释义 | indirect adj. 1. not going straight to the point. 2. (of a route etc.) not straight. 3. not directly sought or aimed at (an indirect result). 4. (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected. Phrases and idioms indirect object Gram. a person or thing affected by a verbal action but not primarily acted on (e.g. him in give him the book). indirect question Gram. a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was). indirect speech (or oration) = reported speech (see REPORT). indirect tax a tax levied on goods and services and not on income or profits. Derivatives indirectly adv. indirectness n. Etymology: ME f. OF indirect or med.L indirectus (as IN-(1), DIRECT) |
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