indirect speech

英 [ˌɪndərekt ˈspiːtʃ]

美 [ˌɪndərekt ˈspiːtʃ]

n.  间接引语

柯林斯词典

• 间接引语
  Indirect 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, usually use 美国英语通常用 indirect discourse

双语例句

• A Contrastive Study of English and Chinese Indirect Speech Act in Intercultural Communication
  跨文化交际中的英汉间接言语行为对比研究
• Please learn indirect speech.
  请你学习间接引语。
• Indirect Speech Acts and the Development of Oral Communication Ability in College English Education
  间接言语行为与大学英语口语交际能力培养
• If someone says "jane said that she couldn't help it" to report that Jane had said "I couldn't help it", they are using indirect speech.
  如果某人说“简说她无能为力”来报道简说过“我无能为力”，那么他在使用间接引语。
• This paper shows that indirect speech act is metonymic by nature within the framework of Speech Act Scenario and Event Cognitive Model.
  文章在“言语行为场景”和“事件域认知模型”理论框架内阐述间接言语行为的转喻性质。
• Change the direct speech of the following sentence into the indirect speech.
  把下列句中的直接引语改成间接引语。
• Translation trainees also need to be familiar with the syntax of indirect speech and various figures of speech in the source language such as hyperbole, irony, meiosis, and implicatures.
  翻译实践者还应熟悉间接引语的句式，和源语言中各种修辞手法，如夸张、反语、缓叙和言外之意。
• The Application of Indirect Speech Act Theory to the Teaching of English Reading& Taking Chrysanthemum As an Example
  间接言语行为理论在英语阅读教学中的运用&以《菊花》为例
• Direct speech is easier than indirect speech.
  直接引语比间接引语简单。
• Cognitive and Metonymic Inference of Indirect Speech Act and Its Practicality Analysis
  间接言语行为认知转喻推理及其实践性分析