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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   indirect

   • IPA[ˌindəˈrek(t)]

   美式

   • adj.
     not directly caused by or resulting from something；not done directly; conducted through intermediaries
2. • 釋義

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not directly caused by or resulting from something full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels 同義詞 incidental, accidental, unintended, secondary, subordinate, ... 更多ancillary, collateral, concomitant, accompanying, contingent, resulting, resultant, consequential, derived, derivative反義詞 direct
   • ▪ not done directly; conducted through intermediaries the nature of the threat can be pieced together only from indirect evidence
   • ▪ (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work hidden or indirect costs involved in training
   • ▪ (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits.
   • 2. (of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way he took a careful, indirect route home from his dockside rendezvous 同義詞 roundabout, circuitous, deviant, divergent, wandering, ... 更多meandering, serpentine, winding, curving, tortuous, zigzag, rareanfractuous反義詞 direct
   • ▪ (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected fittings were installed to give a subdued, indirect light in the nave
   • ▪ denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly.
   • 3. avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject this constitutes an indirect attack on workers everywhere 同義詞 oblique, inexplicit, roundabout, circuitous, implicit, ... 更多implied, allusive