reported speech
英 [rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ]
美 [rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ]
n. 间接引语
牛津词典
noun
- 间接引语
a report of what sb has said that does not use their exact words- In reported speech, ‘I'll come later’ becomes ‘He said he'd come later’.
在间接引语中，I'll come later变为He said he'd come later。
- In reported speech, ‘I'll come later’ becomes ‘He said he'd come later’.
柯林斯词典
- 间接引语
Reported speechis speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked him what his plans were', and 'Citizens complained about the smoke'.
in AM, use 美国英语用 indirect discourse