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