1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]指示的;象征的;暗示的 If one thing is indicative of another, it suggests what the other thing is likely to be. 指示的;象征的;暗示的 [formal]
The result was indicative of a strong retail market. [+ of]
结果表明零售业市场繁荣。
Often physical appearance is indicative of how a person feels.
2N-SING 陈述语气 In grammar, a clause that is in the indicative, or in the indicative mood, has a subject followed by a verb group. Examples are 'I'm hungry' and 'She was followed'. Clauses of this kind are typically used to make statements. 陈述语气
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be有標示性;有象徵性▸➤consider sth, interpret sth as, regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as認為⋯表明;把⋯視為徵兆◇The rise in unemployment is seen as indicative of a new economic recession.失業率上升被看作是新一輪經濟衰退的徵兆。ADVERB➤➤strongly有強烈的暗示性▸➤(not) necessarily(並非)一定表示◇Recurrent dreams are not necessarily indicative of psychological problems.夢境反複出現未必說明心理有問題。PREPOSITION➤of表明⋯