| 单词 | indicate |
| 释义 | indicate['indikeit]vt. 显示, 象征, 指示, 指出【医】 指示 indicate in.di.cate AHD: [¹n“d¹-k³t”] D.J. [6!nd!7ke!t]K.K. [6!nd!7ket]v.tr.（及物动词） indi.cat.ed,indi.cat.ing,indi.cates 1. To show the way to or the direction of; point out:指示，指明：表明道路或方向；指出：an arrow indicating north; indicated the right road by nodding toward it.指示北方的箭头；点头指明正确的路2. To serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify:象征，显示：作为一种标志、症状或象征；象征：“The cracking and booming of the ice indicate a change of temperature”(&b{Henry David Thoreau})“冰层破裂时轰轰作响显示了温度的变化”(亨利·戴维·梭罗)3. To suggest or demonstrate the necessity, expedience, or advisability of:说明，显示：暗示或表明某事之必要性、迫切性或明智性：The symptoms indicate immediate surgery.症状表明急需外科手术4. To state or express briefly:简述，表示：简单扼要地说明或表明：indicated his wishes in a letter; indicating her approval with a nod.信上简要地表达了他的意愿；她点头表明同意语源:1. Latin indic³re indic³t- [to show] 拉丁语 indic³re indic³t- [展示] 2. from index [forefinger, indicator] * see deik- 源自 index [食指，指示物] *参见 deik- 继承用法:in“dicato”ry AHD: [-k…-tôr”¶, -t½r”¶] （形容词）参考词汇:1. indicate,argue,attest,bespeak,betoken,testify,witness2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to give grounds for supposing or inferring the existence or presence of something”: 这些动词共同的中心意思是“为猜测或推断某事物的存在提供基础” ： a stunned silence that witnessed his astonishment. 不知所措的沉默说明了他的震惊 |
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