indirection / ˌɪn dəˈrɛk ʃən, -daɪ- /

⚽高中词汇指向性指向指示性指示

indirection 的定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. indirect action or procedure.
  2. a roundabout course or method.
  3. a lack of direction or goal; aimlessness: His efforts were marked by indirection and indecisiveness.
  4. deceitful or dishonest dealing.

indirection 近义词

n. 名词 noun

dishonesty

更多indirection例句

  1. True, the landlord could not by any hint or indirection discover from whence his midnight visitor came.
  2. Of course it was done honestly; nobody suspects the Mayor of Boston of double-dealing, of intrigue, or of any indirection!
  3. "It is not impossible that I shall want them myself," responded Bean, unconsciously adopting the Tully indirection.
  4. All direct approaches failing, at last he tried indirection.
  5. He refers to this second wife once by indirection, thus: "The children of Laura are no longer motherless."