释义 |
indicial, a.|ɪnˈdɪʃəl| [f. indici-um + -al1; but in senses 2 and 3 used as adj. to index.] 1. Of the nature of an indicium; indicative.
a1849Poe Lancy Wks. 1864 III. 380 The renown thus acquired is strongly indicial of his deficiency in that nobler merit. 2. Of the nature or form of an index.
1858J. P. Collier (title) Shakespeare's..Poems, edited with copious notes and indicial Glossary. 3. Ornith. Of or pertaining to the index-finger.
1895Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 764 The claws on the indicial digits of young gallinules are pretty well developed. |