indication

noun

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

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

e.g. All the indications are that we are going to receive reasonable support from abroad...
所有迹象都表明，我们将从国外获得有力支持。
e.g. He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.
他没有妥协的意思。

1. 迹象：安全事件的征兆可以分为两类:迹象(indication)和前兆(precursor). 前兆是指未来可能发生的安全事件的征兆,而迹象是指已经发生或正在发生的安全事件的征兆. 迹象的种类太多,以至于无法一一介绍,以下是其中一些例子:

2. indication

2. 适应症：兽医药理学运用动物生理学、生物化学、兽医病理学、兽医微生物学和免疫学等基础理论和知识,阐明兽药的作用原理、主要适应症(indication)和禁忌症(contraindication),为兽医临床合理用药提供理论基础.

3. indication

3. 指征：那么,对于构成实际行为之基础的力量来说,其指征(indication)达到多大的程度呢?如果读者还记得本书的开头部分,则他将会想起,我们并没有把它作为充分的指征而接受下来. 在第二章里(见边码P.50),我们讨论了活动的类型,

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4. indication：ind; 象征