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index/ˈindeks/ n. & v.●n. (pl. indexes or esp. in technical use 技术用语中复数尤作 indices /ˈindisi:z/) 1 an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references, usu. at the end of a book (常在书后的人名、题目等的)索引 2 = CARD INDEX 3 (in full 全称 index number) a number showing the variation of prices or wages as compared with a chosen base period 指数 retail price index 零售物价指数; Dow-Jones index 道—琼斯指数 4 Math. 【数】a the exponent of a number 指数 b the power to which it is raised 幂 5a a pointer, esp. on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc. (仪表刻度盘上的)指针 b an indicator of a trend, direction, tendency, etc. (动向、方向、趋势等)指示符号 c (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) a sign, token, or indication of something 标志，标记；指示 6 Physics a number expressing a physical property etc. in terms of a standard 【物理学】(表示物理特性的)指数，率 refractive index (折射率)折光指数 7 Computing a set of items each of which specifies one of the records of a file and contains information about its address 【计算】变址 8 (作 Index) RC Ch. hist. a list of books forbidden to Roman Catholics to read 【天主教】[史义]教廷禁书目录 9 Printing a symbol shaped like a pointing hand, used to draw attention to a note etc. 【印刷】参见号 ●v. tr. 1 provide (a book etc.) with an index 为(书籍等)编索引 2 enter in an index 把…编入索引 3 relate (wages etc.) to the value of a price index 把(工资等)和物价指数挂钩，使(工资等)指数化 □ indexation /-ˈseiʃ(ə)n/ n.□ indexer n.□ indexible /ˈindeks-, inˈdeks-/ adj.□ indexical /inˈdeks-/ adj.□ indexless adj.[Middle English from Latin index indicis ‘forefinger, informer, sign’: sense 8 from Latin Index librorum prohibitorum ‘list of prohibited books’] |