“indicated by” 表示“由……表明 / 由……指示 / 通过……可以看出”。常用于说明证据、符号、数据或迹象所指向的结论。(更口语时也可用 “shown by / suggested by”。)
/ˈɪndɪˌkeɪtɪd baɪ/
The correct answer is indicated by a star.
正确答案由一颗星号标明。
The trend is indicated by the steady increase in sales over the past three quarters, which suggests the new strategy is working.
这一趋势由过去三个季度销售额的持续增长所表明,这说明新策略正在奏效。
“indicated” 来自动词 indicate,源自拉丁语 indicare,意为“指出、显示、表明”。短语 “indicated by” 是被动结构(be indicated by),强调“结论/信息”是“被某种证据或标志所指明”。