indirect
英 [?nd?'rekt] 美 [?nd?'rekt]
adj. 間接的；迂回的；次要的；不坦率的
The accident was the indirect result of the train being late.
引發事故的間接原因是火車晚點。
I got informed by an indirect way.
我通過迂回的途徑得到這個消息。
She gave an indirect to my question.
她兜著圈子回答我的問題。
His indirect way of telling me to leave annoyed me.
他那種不直截了當地讓我離開的方式激怒了我。