indirect method

基本解釋

We learned that in the indirect method of persuasion you should demonstrate the problem before you offer a solution.
我們學習了在提供方案前要用間接的方法來證明問題。
PROF: Yes This is the indirect method but on the midterm it was the direct method STUDENT: But I am saying maintaining the order is important right?
教授：是的,這是間接法,但是關于期中考試,那是直接法,學生：但是我說,保持順序很重要,對不對？
The researchers—a team of Swiss, French and Portuguese planet-hunters using a telescope based in Chile—used an indirect method called the “radial velocity” technique.
這些由瑞士、法國和葡萄牙尋找行星人員組成研究人員，通過位于智利的一架天文望遠鏡，使用稱為“徑向速度”的間接方式進行探測。

This is called an indirect method because the ink is put on the cut form before it goes on the paper.

The second, the indirect method, is to buy companies that deal in commodities.
FORBES: Does Gold Belong in My Portfolio?
For some investors, the direct method of investment in commodities may be the better investment decision because the indirect method can expose investors to additional risks.
FORBES: Does Gold Belong in My Portfolio?
So the second method, indirect detective-work, is better.
ECONOMIST: The informal economy is neither small nor benign