Tra từ indirect - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

adjective

1. having intervening factors or persons or influences (Freq. 8)
- reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light
- indirect evidence
- an indirect cause
• Similar to:
mediate
2. not direct in spatial dimension;
not leading by a straight line or course to a destination (Freq. 2)
- sometimes taking an indirect path saves time
- you must take an indirect course in sailing
• Ant:
direct
• Similar to:
askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed,
squinty, sidelong, devious, circuitous, roundabout, diversionary,
meandering, rambling, wandering, winding
• See Also:
crooked
• Derivationally related forms:
indirectness
• Attrubites:
directness, straightness
3. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- cousins are collateral relatives
- an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
• Syn:
collateral
• Ant:
lineal (for: collateral)
• See Also:
related
4. extended senses;
not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
- making indirect but legitimate inquiries
- an indirect insult
- doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind
- though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest
- known as a shady indirect fellow
• Ant:
direct
• Similar to:
allusive, backhanded, circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutious,
circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious, devious, oblique, digressive,
digressive, excursive, rambling, hearsay, mealymouthed,
mealy-mouthed, tortuous
5. not as a direct effect or consequence
- indirect benefits
- an indirect advantage
• Similar to:
secondary
• Derivationally related forms:
indirectness