Word · Frequency #5682
indirectly
间接地；不直截了当地
in an indirect way; not directly
- 1.
In an indirect manner.
以间接的方式
- 2.
not in a forthright manner
不直截了当地
以间接的方式；不直截了当地；间接；曲折；迂回
In use
She heard about the news indirectly through a friend.
The new policy will indirectly affect many small businesses.
He indirectly admitted his mistake by apologizing to everyone.
he answered very indirectly
indirectly + verb
间接地修饰动词，表示动作以间接方式发生
This decision indirectly affects our plans.
这个决定间接影响了我们的计划。
be indirectly + past participle
间接地用于被动语态，描述间接影响
The results were indirectly influenced by external factors.
结果受到外部因素的间接影响。
indirectly + adjective
间接地修饰形容词，表示性质以间接方式体现
The connection is indirectly important.
这种联系间接重要。
Common mistakes
He spoke indirect about the problem.He spoke indirectly about the problem.
中文中形容词与副词形式相同（如‘间接’可作状语），但英语中副词需加-ly。‘indirect’是形容词，不能修饰动词‘spoke’。
I don't indirectly know him.I don't directly know him.
这里表达‘不直接认识他’，否定句中‘indirectly’与否定词连用形成双重否定，改变原意。应用‘directly’加否定表示‘不是直接地’。
Connections
Collocations
- indirectly affect
- 间接影响
- The new policy will indirectly affect many small businesses.这项新政策将间接影响许多小企业。
- indirectly related
- 间接相关
- These two issues are only indirectly related to each other.这两个问题彼此只是间接相关。
- indirectly responsible
- 间接负责
- He was indirectly responsible for the project's failure.他对项目的失败间接负责。
- indirectly support
- 间接支持
- The evidence indirectly supports the theory.这个证据间接支持该理论。
- indirectly influence
- 间接影响
- Social media can indirectly influence people's opinions.社交媒体可以间接影响人们的观点。
- indirectly benefit
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“in”表示否定，“direct”是直接，所以“indirectly”就是“不直接地”，像走弯路而非直路。
Context & Register
中性语域，通常用于正式和非正式场合，多出现于书面和口语表达中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words directly and correctly rhyme with indirectly (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following sounds). Perfectly, strictly, and exactly look similar but are pronounced differently (stressed vowel /ɜː/, /ɪ/, /æ/ respectively).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.