Indicative figure
[经] 指示性数字
🧩 词语组成解析
indicative
[ɪn'dɪkətɪv]
adj. 象征的;指示的，表示的;[语]陈述的，直陈的;
n. [语]陈述语气;
in向内，进入+dic说话，断言+ative形容词后缀，…的→指示的，表示的
figure
['fɪɡjɚ]
n. 数字;算术;人物;身材;
vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色;
vt. 计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
fig做，塑造，虚构+ure名词后缀，状态 →做出的状态→形象，人物
🗣️ 情景例句
This place is a pigsty.
这地方像个猪圈。
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
仁爱须由近及远。
It was used for keeping tea hot after it was made,said Wei Hua. It was filled with hot water.
“那是在茶沏好后用来保温的，”魏华说，“用来装热开水的。”