我可以使用indicate而不是refer to嗎?如果不是,有區別嗎?

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Rebecca
是的, indicate和refer to這裡可以互換使用。但如果非要選擇, refer to會更自然。因為,作為動詞, refer比indicate更直接地指代對象。示例: Her mother never referred to him again. (她媽媽再也沒提過他。) 例子: You know who I'm referring to. I promised not to refer to the matter again. (你知道我在說誰。我發誓我永遠不會再說一遍。)另一方面, indicate指向或發現某物,傳授或展示知識,或讓人們知道的意思。示例: The map indicates where the treasure is buried. (地圖指向埋藏寶藏的地方。) 示例: There is nothing to indicate that the two events are connected. (不用說,這兩個事件是相關的。)