indirect

a. 间接的, 非直截了当的, 不坦率的
【医】 间接的
【经】 间接的

名词:indirectness 副词:indirectly 

in.di.rect

adj.（形容词）
Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.
曲折的：偏离直路的；迂回的


Not proceeding straight to the point or object.
间接的：不是直接达到目的或终点的
Not forthright and candid; devious.
不坦率的：不直截了当的、不坦白的；欺骗的
Not directly planned for; secondary:
间接的，次要的：不是打算直接取得的；第二步的：
例句：
indirect benefits.
间接的收益

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：为了上下文语法的正确，在引用别人的原话时对原话的词语作必要的更改：
例句：
indirect discourse.
间接引语

Logic Involving, relating to, or being the proof of a statement by the demonstration of the impossibility or absurdity of the statement`s negation.
【逻辑学】 间接证明的，反证的：是、属于或与间接证明方法有关的，即通过表明论点对立面的不可能性或荒谬性，来证明论点的正确性

【引伸】
in.direct.ly
adv.（副词）
in.direct.ness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>indirect,circuitous,roundaboutThese adjectives mean not leading by a direct or straight line or course to a destination.
这些形容词的意思是.并非通过一条直线或直路达到目的的.。
Indirect implies a deviation from the shortest route between starting point and destination:
Indirect 暗指偏离起点与终点之间的最短路途：
例句：
Sometimes taking the indirect path saves time.
有时不走直道反倒可以节省时间。

Circuitous suggests a twisting or winding and lengthy course:
Circuitous 表明弯曲或环状的长路：
例句：
We had to take a circuitous route because of an accident on the turnpike.
由于收费公路上发生了事故，我们不得不走一条弯路。

Roundabout implies taking a course that circles:
Roundabout 暗指所走的路成圆环形：
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:
我绕了个圈，以避开高峰时的车流。 这些词具有引申义，用以指那些不公开的或不直截了当的事物；它们有时也指那些掩盖事实或欺骗别人的努力：

例句：
.Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plant religion. (Thomas Browne).
.压迫是宗教产生的一个坏的间接原因. （托马斯·布朗）。

例句：
His explanation was circuitous and puzzling.
他的解释在兜圈子，让人费解。

例句：
.I heard in a roundabout way that she`s going to marry an old neighborof theirs. (Arthur S.M. Hutchinson).
.我间接地听人说起，她要嫁给他们过去的一个邻居. （阿瑟·S·M·哈钦森）