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源自拉丁语 'indirectus',由否定前缀 'in-' 和 'directus'(直的)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 不直接的,指事物通过中间环节或迂回的方式发生,而非直接接触或表达。常用于描述沟通、影响或路径等。
“She gave me an indirect answer to avoid the sensitive topic.”
(她给了我一个间接的回答,以避开这个敏感话题。)
“The road to the village is indirect, with many turns.”
(通往村子的路是迂回的,有很多转弯。)
indirect object — 语法术语,指动作的间接接受者,通常出现在直接宾语之前。
“In 'She gave him a book', 'him' is the indirect object.”
(在句子“她给了他一本书”中,“他”是间接宾语。)
indirect speech — 转述他人话语时不直接引用原话,而是用自己的话表达,通常伴随时态变化。
“He said that he was tired (indirect speech for 'I am tired').”
(他说他很累(这是“我很累”的间接引语形式)。)