in·dic·a·tive
adjective/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
/ɪnˈdɪkətɪv/
- [not usually before noun] indicative (of something) (formal) showing or suggesting something
表明；标示；显示；暗示 - Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
他们未采取行动，这表示他们没有兴趣。 - The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.
失业率上升被看作是新一轮经济衰退的征兆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- consider something
- interpret something as
- …
- strongly
- (not) necessarily
- of
- Their failure to act is indicative of their lack of interest.
- [only before noun] (grammar) stating a fact
陈述的；指示的
Word Originlate Middle English: from French indicatif, -ive, from late Latin indicativus, from the verb indicare, from in- ‘towards’ + dicare ‘make known’.