The economic downturn had an indirect effect on local bookstores, as reduced consumer spending gradually diminished their sales.
经济衰退对当地书店产生了间接影响，因为消费者支出减少逐渐削弱了它们的销售额。
By keeping urchin populations in balance, otters indirectly preserve the kelp habitat that many other marine species depend on.
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Which choice best defines “indirect”?
A — Not directly caused by or resulting from something. “indirect” means not directly caused by or resulting from something.
Which word means “not directly caused by or resulting from something”?
D — indirect. “indirect” means not directly caused by or resulting from something.
indirect — not directly caused by or resulting from something. In Chinese: 间接的，迂回的.
indirect is pronounced /ˌɪndəˈrekt/.
The economic downturn had an indirect effect on local bookstores, as reduced consumer spending gradually diminished their sales. (经济衰退对当地书店产生了间接影响，因为消费者支出减少逐渐削弱了它们的销售额。)
circuitous, roundabout, secondary — all close in meaning to indirect (not directly caused by or resulting from something).
direct, immediate — each the opposite of indirect (not directly caused by or resulting from something).
Yes. indirect is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.