indirect

詳細解釋：

in.di.rect

adj.（形容詞）
Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.
曲折的：偏離直路的；迂迴的

Not proceeding straight to the point or object.
間接的：不是直接達到目的或終點的
Not forthright and candid; devious.
不坦率的：不直截了當的、不坦白的；欺騙的
Not directly planned for; secondary:
間接的，次要的：不是打算直接取得的；第二步的：
例句：
indirect benefits.
間接的收益

Reporting the exact or approximate words of another with such changes as are necessary to bring the original statement into grammatical conformity with the sentence in which it is included:
非直接引用的：為了上下文語法的正確，在引用別人的原話時對原話的詞語作必要的更改：
例句：
indirect discourse.
間接引語

Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement`s negation.
【邏輯學】 間接證明的，反證的：是、屬於或與間接證明方法有關的，即通過表明論點對立面的不可能性或荒謬性，來證明論點的正確性

【引伸】
in.direct.ly
adv.（副詞）
in.direct.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>indirect,circuitous,roundaboutThese adjectives mean not leading by a direct or straight line or course to a destination.
這些形容詞的意思是.並非通過一條直線或直路達到目的的.。
Indirect implies a deviation from the shortest route between starting point and destination:
Indirect 暗指偏離起點與終點之間的最短路途：
例句：
Sometimes taking the indirect path saves time.
有時不走直道反倒可以節省時間。

Circuitous suggests a twisting or winding and lengthy course:
Circuitous 表明彎曲或環狀的長路：
例句：
We had to take a circuitous route because of an accident on the turnpike.
由於收費公路上發生了事故，我們不得不走一條彎路。

Roundabout implies taking a course that circles:
Roundabout 暗指所走的路成圓環形：
例句：
I chose a roundabout road to avoid the rush-hour traffic. In their extended sensesthe terms are applied to something that is not open and straightforward;they sometimes imply an effort to evade or deceive:
我繞了個圈，以避開高峰時的車流。 這些詞具有引申義，用以指那些不公開的或不直截了當的事物；它們有時也指那些掩蓋事實或欺騙別人的努力：

例句：
.Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant religion. (Thomas Browne).
.壓迫是宗教產生的一個壞的間接原因. （托馬斯·布朗）。

例句：
His explanation was circuitous and puzzling.
他的解釋在兜圈子，讓人費解。

例句：
.I heard in a roundabout way that she`s going to marry an old neighborof theirs. (Arthur S.M. Hutchinson).
.我間接地聽人說起，她要嫁給他們過去的一個鄰居. （阿瑟·S·M·哈欽森）