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

• This article analyzes the stylistic effects of free indirect speech and the style of the novelist.
  文章通过对哈代小说中自由间接引语的分析，对其文体效果加以评述，揭示哈代小说的叙事风格。
• Turn the following sentences into direct Speech or Indirect Speech.
  把下列句子变成直接引语或间接引语。
• 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。
• Metonymic Study on Indirect Speech Act from Pragmatic-cognitive Perspective
  认知语用视域下间接言语行为转喻研究
• 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
• 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。
• Ask Ss to look at the screen and answer questions using the Indirect Speech.
  通过这个环节问答来复线直接引语与间接引语的转换来检查学生的掌握情况。
• Direct speech is easier than indirect speech.
  直接引语比间接引语简单。
• 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
• Pragmatic fuzziness produces humor mainly by threeapproaches: conversational implicature, indirect speech act and rhetorical devices.
  从语用层面的模糊来看，主要是通过运用会话含义、间接言语行为和修辞手法来制造幽默的，而且这三种方法都是通过产生言外之意来达到制造幽默的目的的。