indirect
adjective OPAL W
/ˌɪndəˈrekt/, /ˌɪndaɪˈrekt/
/ˌɪndəˈrekt/, /ˌɪndaɪˈrekt/
[usually before noun]- happening not as the main aim, cause or result of a particular action, but in addition to it
间接的；附带的 - the indirect effects of the war
战争的间接后果 - to find something out by indirect methods
间接地查明某事 - The building collapsed as an indirect result of the heavy rain.
暴雨间接造成了那座楼房的倒塌。 - There would be some benefit, however indirect, to the state.
国家会得到一些利益，不管有多少。 - indirect costs (= costs that are not directly connected with making a product, for example training, heating, rent, etc.)
间接成本
- the indirect effects of the war
- not done directly; done through somebody/something else
迂回的；弯曲的 - territories under the indirect control of the British
英国间接控制的领土
- territories under the indirect control of the British
- avoiding saying something in a clear and obvious way
闪烁其词的；拐弯抹角的 - The comment was an indirect attack on the prime minister.
这一评论是对首相的间接攻击。 - The president made an indirect reference to the subject in his speech.
总统在讲话中间接提到了这个问题。
- The comment was an indirect attack on the prime minister.
- not going in a straight line
迂回的；弯曲的 - an indirect route
迂回的路线 - The plant prefers indirect sunlight.
这种植物喜欢间接阳光。
opposite direct - an indirect route
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘not in full grammatical concord’): from medieval Latin indirectus, from in- ‘not’ + directus (past participle of dirigere, from di- ‘distinctly’ or de- ‘down’ + regere ‘put straight’).