释义 |
indirectlyad. 1. not in express terms,not by direct means不明言地,非直截了当地。 △R.III.4.4.225: “Whose hand soeverlanched their tender hearts,/ Thy head,all indirect-ly,gave direction.”不管动手刺穿他们那柔嫩的心的人是谁,总是你的头脑(尽管是转弯抹角地)下的指示。 2. unjustly,unfairly,illegally不正当地,不公正地,不合法地。 △H.V.2.4.93:“he bids you then resign /Yourcrown and kingdom,indirectly held / From him,”他叫你放弃你从他那里不正当地侵占的王冠和王国。 3. vaguely,inattentively,negligently,absently含糊地,不注意地,粗心大意地,漫不经心地。 △1H.IV.1.3.65:“This bald unjointed chat of his,my lord,/ I an-swered indirectly,as I said,”他这一套琐屑无聊、断断续续的闲扯,陛下,我刚才说了,我漫不经心地回答了一下。 |