indirect object

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ˌindirect ˈobject noun [countable] technical  SLGan object of a verb that refers to the person that something is given to, said to, made for etc. For example, in the sentence ‘I asked him a question’, the indirect object is ‘him’. 间接宾语〔如I asked him a question中的him〕 → direct object

Examples from the Corpus

indirect object• The nail is an indirect object because it is related to the verb through the preposition - on.• We have the subject - she, the object - the hammer, and the indirect object - the nail.

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indirect object
ˌindirect ˈobject noun [countable] technical
an object of a verb that refers to the person that something is given to, said to, made for etc. For example, in the sentence ‘I asked him a question’, the indirect object is ‘him’. ⇨ direct object

indirect objectBrE /ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndəˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/ 🔊BrE /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndaɪˌrekt ˈɑːbdʒɪkt/ 🔊 noun (grammar 语法) a noun, noun phrase or pronoun in a sentence, used after some verbs, that refers to the person or thing that an action is done to or for 间接宾语◆In 'Give him the money', 'him' is the indirect object and 'money' is the direct object. 在 give him the money 中，him 是间接宾语，money 是直接宾语。🔊🔊