Indirect

(adj.) not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; 'sometimes taking an indirect path saves time'; 'you must take an indirect course in sailing' .

(adj.) extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; 'making indirect but legitimate inquiries'; 'an indirect insult'; 'doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind'; 'though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest'; 'known as a shady indirect fellow' .

(adj.) having intervening factors or persons or influences; 'reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light'; 'indirect evidence'; 'an indirect cause' .

(adj.) not as a direct effect or consequence; 'indirect benefits'; 'an indirect advantage' .

克拉拉录入

• The only course is to try by all means, direct and indirect, to moderate and vary his occupations. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Even if I live I shall not be without uneasiness as to what he may attempt through indirect influence. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• For neutrals, it is indirect and dependent upon imagination. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Because it seemed to me to have an indirect bearing upon the mystery of Woodman's Lee. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• But the nutritive foods should be wisely supplemented by such foods as fruits, whose real value is one of indirect rather then direct service. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• But there are conspicuous dangers attendant upon the transition from indirect to formal education. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• It is indirect, or emotional and intellectual, not direct or personal. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Three points are deserving of remark in what immediately follows:--First, that the answer of Socrates is altogether indirect. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The influences which we can bring to bear upon this question are chiefly indirect. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Moreover the science has indirect effects, which are not small. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Is it the indirect result of my apprehensions for Laura's future? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• She could trust her own guardianship, but she could not tell what indirect or political influence might be brought to bear upon a business man. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• By indirect such as proceed from the same principles, but by the conjunction of other qualities. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Here, then, to begin with, is something which looks suspiciously like an indirect reference to the Moonstone. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• For Bulstrode shrank from a direct lie with an intensity disproportionate to the number of his more indirect misdeeds. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Most of them MUST be indirect, they are such cowards. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Miserable, because I cannot bear to be supposed to approve of it, or have any indirect share in it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mrs. Trenor evidently assumed that Lily's growing intimacy with her husband was simply an indirect way of returning her own kindness. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• In 1911 an indirect potash tax was levied by Germany on her best customer, the United States, to whom 15 million dollars' worth of potash had been sold the preceding year. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.

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