1.direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short;
a direct route
2.immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening;
in direct sunlight
3.extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action;
a direct question
4.in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
lineal ancestors
5.moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
6.similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity;
a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)
7.of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating;
direct current
8.as an immediate result or consequence;
a direct result of the accident
9.in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker;
a direct quotation
10. effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives;
many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College
11. exact;
the direct opposite
12.without deviation;
the path leads directly to the lake
1.command with authority;
He directed the children to do their homework
2.intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
3.guide the actors in (plays and films)
4.be in charge of
5.take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
6.cause to go somewhere;
The explosion sent the car flying in the air
7.aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;
Please don't aim at your little brother!
8.lead, as in the performance of a composition;
conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years
9.give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction;
I directed them towards the town hall
10. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
11. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
12. put an address on (an envelope, for example)
13. plan and direct (a complex undertaking);
he masterminded the robbery
簡介 Direct X是圖形加速接口,有了這個,應用程序才能更直接的訪問硬件資源 DirectX是一種應用程序接口,它可讓以windows為平臺的游戲或多媒體程序獲得更高的執行效率,加強3d圖形和聲音效果,并提供設計人員一個共同的硬件驅動標準,讓游戲開發者不必為每一品牌的硬件來寫不同的驅動程序,也降低用戶安裝及設置硬件的復雜度。這樣說是不是有點不太明白,其實從字面意義上說,Direct就是直接的意思,而后邊的X則代表了很多的意思