indirect
/ˌɪndɪˈrekt/adjective
1
- not directly caused by or resulting from something间接引起的, 间接导致的：
full employment would have an indirect effect on wage levels.
充分就业将对工资水平产生间接影响。
1.1
- not done directly; conducted through intermediaries间接进行的; 通过媒介（或中间人）进行的：
local government under the indirect control of the British.
在英国间接控制下的当地政府。
1.2
- (of costs) deriving from overhead charges or subsidiary work（成本）间接的。
1.3
- (of taxation) levied on goods and services rather than income or profits（税赋）按商品（或服务）征收的, 间接征收的。
2
- (of a route) not straight; not following the shortest way（路线）曲折的, 迂回的。
2.1
- (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected（照明）间接的, 漫射（或反射）过来的。
3
- avoiding direct mention or exposition of a subject不直截了当的, 间接提及的, 迂回说明的：
an indirect attack on the Archbishop.
对大主教的间接攻击。
4
- Soccer denoting a free kick from which a goal may not be scored directly【英足】间接任意球的。
派生词
indirectly
adverbindirectness
noun词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'not in full grammatical concord'）: from medieval Latin indirectus, from in- 'not' + directus （see DIRECT）.