Dictionary entry
indirect request
noun
间接请求
indirect request
- 1.
an expression of some desire or inclination
In use
She made an indirect request for help by mentioning how tired she was.
Instead of asking directly, he sent an indirect request in his email.
The manager's comment was an indirect request for everyone to stay late.
make an indirect request
最常用的搭配，表示提出间接请求。
She made an indirect request for help by hinting at her difficulties.
她通过暗示自己的困难间接请求帮助。
indirect request for ...
后接请求的具体内容。
His comment was an indirect request for more time.
他的评论是对更多时间的间接请求。
as an indirect request
表示以间接请求的形式出现。
The email was written as an indirect request for a meeting.
这封电子邮件是作为一次会议的间接请求而写的。
Common mistakes
She made indirect request for a raise.She made an indirect request for a raise.
indirect request 是可数名词短语，前需加不定冠词 an；汉语无冠词，故易遗漏。
He made a indirect request.He made an indirect request.
indirect 以元音音素开头，不定冠词应用 an 而非 a；学习者易忽略发音规则。
Connections
Confusing words
- hint
- 暗示 · 间接请求明确希望对方行动，而暗示只是间接提及可能让对方推断，不一定是请求。
- suggestion
- 建议 · 间接请求表达说话者的愿望并期望对方服从，而建议是提出想法供对方考虑，对方可接受或拒绝。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.