英语词汇“index”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

an alphabetical list of names, topics, etc mentioned in a printed work indicating the page number or numbers where the items appear

= card index

any systematic guide or list to aid reference, e.g. a catalogue of publications

a device, e.g. a pointer on a scale, that indicates a value or quantity

something that indicates or demonstrates a fact or circumstance

exchange rates as an index of economic performance

a mathematical figure, letter, or expression, esp an exponent

in printing, a character in the form of a pointing hand that directs a reader to a note, cross-reference, etc

a number derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure

the cost-of-living index

= index number

[Latin indic-, index forefinger, informer, guide, from indicare: see indicate]

to provide (e.g. a book) with an index

to list (an item) in an index

to serve as an index of (something)

to cause (something, e.g. a pension) to be index-linked

to cause (a machine or machine part) to move from one position to another in a sequence of repeated operations

verb intrans

to prepare an index

indexer noun