An indirect result or effect is not caused immediately and obviously by a thing or person, but happens because of something else that they have done.
例句
Businesses are feeling the indirect effects from the recession that's going on elsewhere...企业感受到了别处经济衰退带来的间接影响。Millions could die of hunger as an indirect result of the war...作为战争的间接后果,数百万人可能会死于饥饿。
ADJ-GRADED
(路线、行程等)迂回的，非直达的
An indirect route or journey does not use the shortest or easiest way between two places.
例句
The goods went by a rather indirect route.这些货物运输时走了一条非常迂回的路线。
ADJ-GRADED
(话语或信息)含蓄的,拐弯抹角的
Indirect remarks and information suggest something or refer to it, without actually mentioning it or stating it clearly.
例句
His remarks amounted to an indirect appeal for economic aid...他的话相当于拐弯抹角地请求经济援助。There were indirect references to his opponent...隐晦提到了他的反对者。
英汉词典释义
adv.
间接地;迂回地;婉转地;不坦率地
measures which directly or indirectly impinge upon women’s lives直接或间接影响女性生活的措施They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。