indicate: [17] Like index, indicate has its origins in the Latin stem *dik- ‘point out’. In this case the base form was the verbal derivative dicāre ‘proclaim’ (ultimate ancestor also of English abdicate [16], dedicate [15] and predicate [16]), which with the addition of the prefix inproduced indicāre ‘show’ – which English adopted as indicate.
First cousin of Latin dicāre was dīcere ‘say’ (source of English diction, dictionary, etc). Addition of the prefix in- to this produced indīcere ‘proclaim’, which formed the basis of Vulgar Latin *indictāre ‘declare, dictate’. This has given English two separate verbs: via Old French enditier the now archaic indite [14]; and via Anglo-Norman enditer, with subsequent latinization of the spelling, indict [14]. => abdicate, dedicate, predicate
indicate (v.)
1650s, back-formation from indication, or else from Latin indicatus, past participle of indicare "to point out, show, indicate, declare" (see indication). Related: Indicated; indicating.
实用例句
1. Ballpark estimates indicate a price tag of $90 million a month.
大致的估计费用为每月9,000万美元。
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2. Surveys indicate that supporters of the treaty are still in the majority.
调查表明，该条约的支持者仍然占大多数。
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3. The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.
今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。
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4. He told us when to indicate and when to change gear.
他告诉我们何时打转向灯、何时换挡。
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5. Greg made a vague gesture to indicate how much.
