sign showing what sth is like指示符號ADJECTIVE | VERB + INDICATOR | INDICATOR + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤accurate, good, reliable, sure準確的指標;有用的指示;可靠的指示▸➤poor, unreliable不可靠的指標◇Level of education is actually a poor indicator of ability to run a business well.受教育程度實際上並不能表明經營企業的能力。➤sensitive敏感的指標▸➤crude, rough粗略的指標▸➤simple簡單的標誌▸➤key, main, major關鍵指標;主要指標▸➤important, significant重要指標▸➤useful, valuable有用的/有價值的指標➤lagging, leading (botheconomics經濟學, both especially NAmE) 滯後/領先指標◇The stock market is seen as a leading indicator of economic growth.股票市場被視為經濟增長的風向標。➤economic, financial, macroeconomic, performance, social, socio-economic經濟/金融/宏觀經濟/業績/社會/社會經濟指標◇performance indicators such as language and numeracy skills語言、計算能力等成績指標➤prognostic (medical醫學) 預後指標VERB + INDICATOR➤be, serve as是標誌;用作指標◇These warts can serve as an indicator of other infections.這些疣能表明出現了其他感染。➤provide (sb with)(向某人)表明▸➤regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as把⋯看作指標◇Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金價格常被視為通貨膨脹的指標。➤use (sth as)用(⋯)作為指標▸➤develop訂立指標◇It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science.為社會科學領域的許多概念確立指標仍然很困難。INDICATOR + VERB➤point to sth, show sth, suggest sth指標指向/表明/顯示⋯◇Economic indicators suggest that a recovery is on the way.各項經濟指標表明復蘇為期不遠了。PREPOSITION➤indicator for⋯的標誌◇an indicator for the presence of minerals表明存在礦物的信號