direct

英[da??rekt] 美[da??r?kt]

反義詞indirect

第三人稱單數(shù):?directs;過去式:?directed;過去分詞:?directed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?directing;

direct 直接，管理

dis-, 分開。-reg, 豎直，引導，詞源同regulate, correct. 引申義拉直，部署，管理。

direct: direct: [14] English acquired direct from dīrectus, the past participle of Latin dīrigere ‘a(chǎn)rrange in distinct lines’, hence ‘straighten, guide’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘a(chǎn)part’ and regere ‘guide, rule’ (source of English regent, region, etc). The first recorded use of the verb in English was ‘write something and send it to a particular person’, a sense now preserved more specifically in the related address. (Also ultimately from Latin dīrigere is dirigible ‘steerable airship’ [19], a borrowing from French dirigeable; this was a derivative of diriger, the French descendant of dīrigere.)
=> address, dirigible, dress, regent, region
direct (v.): late 14c., "to write (to someone), to address," from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to guide" (see regal). Compare dress; address.

Meaning "to govern, regulate" is from c. 1500; "to order, ordain" is from 1650s. Sense of "to write the destination on the outside of a letter" is from 16c. Of plays, films, etc., from 1913. Related: Directed; directing.
direct (adj.): late 14c., from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight" (see direct (v.)).

1. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.: 所有顏色都會褪色——尤其是在陽光直射下。

2. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.: 他對私有化過程有著切身體會。

3. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.: 直接郵寄廣告業(yè)在特賣品的包裝方面已經(jīng)變得非常熟練了。

4. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.: 除非是直接被擊中，否則這個地下掩體是非常安全的。

5. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.: 部長否認兩者之間有直接的聯(lián)系。