direct
v.
late 14c., "to write (to someone), to address," from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to guide" (see regal). Compare dress; address.Meaning "to govern, regulate" is from c.1500; "to order, ordain" is from 1650s. Sense of "to write the destination on the outside of a letter" is from 16c. Of plays, films, etc., from 1913. Related: Directed; directing.
adj.
late 14c., from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight" (see direct, v.).
〔李〕[di-（dis-）=apart 离；rect=to guide 引导⇒“to guide sb. apar from a place 引导某人离开某地”→] vt. guide；control 指导；管理
〔蒋〕[di-=de-加强意义，rect正→矫正，纠正→指正，指导] 指示，指引，指挥，命令
〔蒋〕[di-=de加强意义，rect直→直接] 直接的
〔李〕[di-(dis-)=apart离开；rect=to rule or lead straight划直线→“to draw a straight line apart form a point从某点画出一条直线”→]Ⅰa. straightforward;by the shortest way直接的；径直的