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/ˈɪndeks/📚 14630 85 3四级六级考研雅思
An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted. 指数

noun [抽象名词]索引;(物价和工资等)指数;指标,量度;幂,根指数;指针

There's even a special subject index.
甚至有一个特别的主题索引。

verb [vt. 及物动词]为……编索引,将……编入索引;使指数化,将(工资)等与(物价水平等)挂钩;(机器,部件)转位

A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.
这批数量巨大的档案的1/4都已编了索引,可供研究者查阅。

in(进入) + dex(看作text, 正文) → 索引帮助读者顺利进入正文 → 索引
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Minimum benefits and wages are to be indexed to inflation. 最低养老金和最低工资都要与通货膨胀挂钩。
...the consumer price index. …消费价格指数。
It will be published with annotations and index. 这本书出版时将附有注释和索引。
The Dow Jones index fell 15 points this morning. 道琼斯指数今天上午下跌了15点。