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in·di·rect AHD[ĭn'dĭ-rĕktʹ, -dī-] D.J.[ˌɪndɪˈrekt, -daɪ-]K.K.[ˌɪndɪˈrɛkt, -daɪ-]adj.（形容词）- Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.曲折的：偏离直路的；迂回的
- Not proceeding straight to the point or object.间接的：不是直接达到目的或终点的
- Not forthright and candid; devious.不坦率的：不直截了当的、不坦白的；欺骗的
- Not directly planned for; secondary:间接的，次要的：不是打算直接取得的；第二步的：indirect benefits.间接的收益
- Reporting the exact or approximate words of another with such changes as are necessary to bring the original statement into grammatical conformity with the sentence in which it is included:非直接引用的：为了上下文语法的正确，在引用别人的原话时对原话的词语作必要的更改：indirect discourse.间接引语
- Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement's negation.【逻辑学】 间接证明的，反证的：是、属于或与间接证明方法有关的，即通过表明论点对立面的不可能性或荒谬性，来证明论点的正确性
in'directʹly adv.（副词）in'directʹness n.（名词）indirect, circuitous, roundabout- These adjectives mean not leading by a direct or straight line or course to a destination.这些形容词的意思是“并非通过一条直线或直路达到目的的”。
- Indirect implies a deviation from the shortest route between starting point and destination: Indirect 暗指偏离起点与终点之间的最短路途： Sometimes taking the indirect path saves time.有时不走直道反倒可以节省时间。
- Circuitous suggests a twisting or winding and lengthy course: Circuitous 表明弯曲或环状的长路： We had to take a circuitous route because of an accident on the turnpike.由于收费公路上发生了事故，我们不得不走一条弯路。
- Roundabout implies taking a course that circles: Roundabout 暗指所走的路成圆环形： I chose a roundabout road to avoid the rush-hour traffic. In their extended sensesthe terms are applied to something that is not open and straightforward;they sometimes imply an effort to evade or deceive: 我绕了个圈，以避开高峰时的车流。 这些词具有引申义，用以指那些不公开的或不直截了当的事物；它们有时也指那些掩盖事实或欺骗别人的努力： "Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant religion" (Thomas Browne). “压迫是宗教产生的一个坏的间接原因” （托马斯·布朗）。 His explanation was circuitous and puzzling.他的解释在兜圈子，让人费解。"I heard in a roundabout way that she's going to marry an old neighborof theirs" (Arthur S.M. Hutchinson).“我间接地听人说起，她要嫁给他们过去的一个邻居” （阿瑟·S·M·哈钦森）
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