1 not being the direct cause of sth; not having a direct connection with sth 间接的: an indirect result 间接的结果

2 that avoids saying sth in an obvious way 拐弯抹角的: She gave only an indirect answer to my question. 她只给我的问题一个拐弯抹角的答复。

3 not going in a straight line or using the shortest route 迂回的；不抄近路的: We came the indirect route to avoid driving through London. 我们绕道走，避免开车经过伦敦。 [OPP] direct 反义词为direct➔indirectly adv [OPP] directly 反义词为directly➔indirectness noun [U]