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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
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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
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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. 该评论是对总理的间接攻击。 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。
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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
Word Originlate 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’).