indirectly
adverb uk/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt.li/ /ˌɪn.dɪˈrekt.li/ us/ˌɪn.daɪˈrekt.li/ /ˌɪn.dɪˈrekt.li/
(not obvious )
间接地;旁敲侧击地
without clearly mentioning or saying something
She was included indirectly as her husband's name came up. 当她丈夫的名字出现时，她被间接地包括在内。
The request had been made indirectly, through hints. 这个请求是通过暗示间接提出的。
- More examples
- Up to 60,000 jobs are directly or indirectly dependent on the car plant.
- Almost all commercial enterprises at the time of slavery benefited directly or indirectly from the trade.
- The material in the documents is said to have come directly from informants in Baghdad and, indirectly, from exiles.
- He mentioned religion only indirectly, saying he is "unalterably and absolutely" opposed to abortion because all life is equal.
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