名词

1. 迹象;暗示
An indication is a sign which suggests, for example, what people are thinking or feeling.

1. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

e.g. he could not believe the meter reading
the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm

Synonym: readingmeter reading

2. something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary

e.g. there were indications that it was time to leave

3. something that serves to indicate or suggest

e.g. an indication of foul play
indications of strain
symptoms are the prime indicants of disease

Synonym: indicant

4. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure

e.g. the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics

5. the act of indicating or pointing out by name

Synonym: denotation