1. | 间接的;附带的happening not as the main aim, cause or result of a particular action, but in addition to it |
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 |
2. | 闪烁其词的;拐弯抹角的avoiding saying sth in a clear and obvious way |
an indirect attack 影射攻击 |
3. | 迂回的;弯曲的not going in a straight line |
an indirect route 迂回的路线 |