The president is indirectly elected by parliament.是什么意思？

The president is indirectly elected by parliament.

总统由议会间接选出。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

president

n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

indirectly

adv. 间接地，迂回地，婉转地，不坦率地；

例句
It has immediate effect on the customer satisfaction, which in turn indirectly affects customer behaviour indention.
高等教育顾客感知服务价值对顾客满意感有直接的影响, 并通过顾客满意感间接影响顾客行为意向.

elected

v. （进行）选举( elect的过去式和过去分词 )，推举，选择，决定（做某事）；

例句
Bickerstaffe looks assured of being elected general secretary.
比克斯塔夫看上去对于当选总书记志在必得。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

parliament

n. 议会，国会；

例句
The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder...
议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。