indication

in·di·ca·tion

I0104700 (ĭn′dĭ-kā′shən)n.1. The act of indicating: His indication of refusal came in the form of a frown.2. Something that serves to indicate; a sign: indications of an economic recovery.3. Something indicated as necessary or expedient: Bed rest is usually the indication for flu cases.4. The information indicated by a measuring instrument.

indication

(ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən) n1. something that serves to indicate or suggest; sign: an indication of foul play. 2. the degree or quantity represented on a measuring instrument or device3. the action of indicating4. something that is indicated as advisable, necessary, or expedient

in•di•ca•tion

(ˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n. 1. something serving to indicate; sign; token. 2. something indicated as suitable or necessary. 3. an act of indicating. 4. the degree marked by an instrument. [1535–45; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"indicantcommunication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groupsgesture - something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"vestige, tincture, trace, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"symptom - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existencesignalisation, signalization - a conspicuous indicationpointing out - indication by demonstrationmanifestation - a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"harbinger, herald, forerunner, predecessor, precursor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someoneclue, hint - a slight indicationsmoke - an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"
	2.	indication - the act of indicating or pointing out by namedenotationnaming - the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
	3.	indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"reason - a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquescontraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
	4.	indication - something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"advice - a proposal for an appropriate course of action
	5.	indication - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"meter reading, readingdata point, datum - an item of factual information derived from measurement or researchclock time, time - a reading of a point in time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"miles per hour, mph - a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel

indication

noun sign, mark, evidence, warning, note, signal, suggestion, symptom, hint, clue, manifestation, omen, inkling, portent, intimation, forewarning He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.

indication

noun1. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:expression, gesture, sign, token.2. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:gesticulation, gesture, motion, sign, signal.Informal: high sign.3. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:badge, evidence, index, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, sign, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness.

Translations

暗示象征预示

indicate

(ˈindikeit) verb to point out or show. We can paint an arrow here to indicate the right path. 指出 指出ˌindiˈcation nounThere are clear indications that the war will soon be over; He had given no indication that he was intending to resign. 顯示, 跡象 暗示，象征，预示 indicative (inˈdikətiv) adjective, noun describing verbs which occur as parts of statements and questions. In `I ran home' and `Are you going?' `ran' and `are going' are indicative (verbs). 直述(的) （陈述语气的动词形式）陈述的 ˈindicator noun a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something. the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car. 指示器 指示器