| 单词 | indication |
| 释义 | indication (once / 354 pages) n An indication is a sign––it indicates, or suggests, some conclusion. The way you blush furiously when a certain someone talks to you is an indication that you have a crush on them. An indication is like a clue, or a suggestion, but it's not proof. If someone is weaving all over the place when they walk, that could be an indication that they’re drunk. But then again, it could indicate an inner-ear infection that has ruined their balance. The verb, indicate, literally means to point out, by using your index finger. But indications don’t require actual fingers pointing to a cause. WORD FAMILYindication: indications, preindication+/indicate: indicated, indicates, indicating, indication, indicative, indicator, indicatory/indicative: indicatively, indicatives/indicator: indicators USAGE EXAMPLESThere was no indication whether anyone else in the crash was hurt. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) An Old Firm afternoon which started so promisingly for Rangers concluded with the latest indication of Celtic’s domestic supremacy. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) "There are no indications of specific threats to the U.S. Homeland," said a "situational awareness" bulletin issued to U.S. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the act of indicating or pointing out by name Syn|Hyper denotation naming the verbal act of naming 2n something that serves to indicate or suggest an indication of foul play indications of strain Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper indicant Domesday Book record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror Combined DNA Index Systemthe DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Parallel Livesa collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays gesture something done as an indication of intention evidencean indication that makes something evident shadow, tincture, trace, vestigean indication that something has been present symptomanything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence signalisation, signalizationa conspicuous indication pointing outindication by demonstration manifestationa manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing mark, printa visible indication made on a surface glimpsea vague indication forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor, predecessorsomething that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone clue, hinta slight indication smokean indication of some hidden activity beau gestea gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture smoking gunindisputable evidence (especially of a crime) clew, clue, cueevidence that helps to solve a problem fingerprinta print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations footmark, footprint, stepa mark of a foot or shoe on a surface footprint evidenceevidence in the form of footprints footprinta trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important tracea visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle recordanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events testimonial, testimonysomething that serves as evidence argument, statementa fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true attestationthe evidence by which something is attested mintmarka mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced strokea mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush hoof mark, hoof-mark, hoofprinta visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal linea mark that is long relative to its width identificationevidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing linein games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups 3n (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics Ant|Hyper contraindication (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment reason a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion 4n something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary there were indications that it was time to leave Hyper advice a proposal for an appropriate course of action 5n a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm Syn|Hypo|Hyper meter reading, reading clock time, time a reading of a point in time as given by a clock miles per hour, mpha speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel SCLK, spacecraft clock timethe clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft prime timethe hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available hour, time of dayclock time data point, datum an item of factual information derived from measurement or research |
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