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

单词	indirection
释义	in·di·rec·tion \ˌində̇ˈrekshən also -ˌdīˈ-\ noun Etymology: indirect + -ion 1. a. : lack of straightforwardness and openness : deceitfulness, dishonesty < unable to tolerate their double-dealing and indirection > b. : something (as an act, a statement) marked by lack of straightforwardness or by deceitfulness < hated diplomatic indirections — Review of Reviews > 2. a. (1) : indirect action or movement or procedure : a roundabout course or means or method < free from moralizing even by indirection — Lavinia R. Davis > < usurp the executive power by indirection — R.W.Ginnane > (2) : an action or procedure or method marked by suggestion and free of direct obvious expression < creative experiments in indirection — Louis Untermeyer > b. : lack of clear-cut action or movement toward a definite objective : lack of direction : aimless wandering about < a piece of writing ruined by its indirection > < a bizarre and pathetic indirection — St. Clair McKelway > < a querulous old woman who seemed to be always in a dither of indirection > c. : something (as an act, a statement, a method) marked by indirection < a suave and elegant little comedy of indirections — Time >
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