direct

英[daɪˈrekt] 美[daɪˈrɛkt]

反义词indirect

第三人称单数: directs;过去式: directed;过去分词: directed;现在分词: directing;

direct 直接，管理

dis-, 分开。-reg, 竖直，引导，词源同regulate, correct. 引申义拉直，部署，管理。

direct: direct: [14] English acquired direct from dīrectus, the past participle of Latin dīrigere ‘arrange in distinct lines’, hence ‘straighten, guide’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix dis- ‘apart’ 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.: 所有颜色都会褪色——尤其是在阳光直射下。

2. He has direct experience of the process of privatisation.: 他对私有化过程有着切身体会。

3. The direct marketing industry has become adept at packaging special offers.: 直接邮寄广告业在特卖品的包装方面已经变得非常熟练了。

4. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.: 除非是直接被击中，否则这个地下掩体是非常安全的。

5. The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.: 部长否认两者之间有直接的联系。