indirect
US
UK indirect adj: (roundabout, not straight)
SC 迂回的 yū huí de
TC 迂迴的
TC 迂迴的
SC 弯曲的 yū huí de ，wān qū de
TC 彎曲的
TC 彎曲的
Jason took an indirect route to school to avoid the bullies on the way.
indirect adj: (second hand, vicarious)
SC 间接的 jiàn jiē de
TC 間接的
TC 間接的
SC 非直接的 jiàn jiē de ，fēi zhí jiē de
SC 附带的 jiàn jiē de ，fù dài de
I heard the gossip from an indirect source.
indirect adj: (person: evasive)
SC 不直接了当的 bù zhí jiē liǎo dàng de
SC 拐弯抹角的 bù zhí jiē liǎo dàng de ，guǎi wān mò jiǎo de
Alfred is indirect; he never says things straightaway.
indirect costs npl: (project, business: costs incurred incidentally)
SC 间接成本 jiàn jiē chéng běn
TC 間接成本
TC 間接成本
SC 间接费用 jiàn jiē chéng běn，jiàn jiē fèi yòng
When starting a business don't forget to budget for indirect costs like insurance.
indirect evidence n: (law: hearsay)
SC 间接证据 jiàn jiē zhèng jù
TC 間接證據
TC 間接證據
There is no proof of his guilt, only indirect evidence.
indirect object n: (noun or pronoun indirectly affected by a verb)
SC 间接宾语 jiàn jiē bīn yǔ
TC 間接賓語
TC 間接賓語
In the sentence "I gave John the book", John is the indirect object of the verb.
indirect object pronoun n: (grammar: type of object)
SC 间接宾语代词
"Her" is the indirect object pronoun in the sentence "I bought a plate for her."
indirect speech n: (grammar: reported speech) (语法)
SC 间接引语 jiàn jiē yǐn yǔ
TC 間接引語
TC 間接引語
An example of indirect speech is, "Marty said he needed to talk to Charlotte."
indirect tax n: UK (VAT or sales tax paid by consumers) (指消费者支付的增值税或消费税)
SC 间接税 jiàn jiē shuì
TC 間接稅
TC 間接稅
Though the unemployed pay no income tax, they pay many forms of indirect tax.
indirect tax n: US (taxes paid before [sth] reaches consumer, increasing final price) (指在消费者消费之前就征收的，造成货物或服务最终价格上涨的税款)
SC 间接税 jiàn jiē shuì
TC 間接稅
TC 間接稅