英 [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 指示，标示；象征，暗示，迹象
复数indications
indication /ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4
有变体名词 An indication is a sign that suggests, for example, what people are thinking or feeling. 象征; 迹象
He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.
他没有流露出打算妥协的迹象。
something that serves to indicate or suggest
an indication of foul play ; indications of strain
同义词： indicant
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
同义词： denotation
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
there were indications that it was time to leave
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
同义词： reading / meter reading
指示（Indication）：服务提供者提示服务调用者一个事件发生。 响应（Response）：服务调用者通知服务提供者响应一个事件。
... indicating lamp [涵义：指示灯] indication [涵义：指标；指数；缺陷] indirct draught [涵义：间接通风] ...
受光素子 （ Photo Detector ） ：Silicon photo diode 表示（Indication ） ：LCD display with back light
indicate 表明；指出；预示；象征
指示，指出；迹象；象征
instruction / symbol / breath / pointing / evidence
There is no indication which way the vote could go.
没有迹象表明投票的结果会怎么样。
He searched Hill's impassive face for some indication that he understood.
他在希尔没有表情的脸上搜寻着一些他理解的迹象。
There had been no indication of either breathlessness or any loss of mental faculties right until his death.
直到去世，他既没有出现呼吸困难也没有脑功能丧失的迹象。
But salinity is actually an important parameter that gives us an indication of what might be going on."
VOA : special.2011.06.22
There's every indication that Milton believed, as I had mentioned before, at an unconscionably early age, that poetry was his vocation.
就像我之前说过的，有很多的迹象表明，弥尔顿在很早之前就相信诗人就是他的天职。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So if I take away the quotation marks, all I have is the word with no indication that it's a concept.
所以如果我拿掉引号，剩下的就只是这个词而不指示一个概念了。
文学理论导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
And even though historically there's no indication that Jesus Christ was born in December, that's just the day that has traditionally been used to celebrate the birth of the Son of God on Earth.
VOA : special.2009.12.21
"There was no indication of any external trauma or any indication of foul play on the body of Mr.Jackson."
VOA : standard.2009.06.26
There was no indication that he was going to vote for us as a first-preference.
BBC: World Cup vote - FA's Alex Horne calls for Fifa changes
The researchers believe a person's immunological parameters could provide an indication of their true biological age.
There is no indication that new Defense Secretary Robert Gates disagrees with the Somalia operation this week.