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

• As a characteristic speech mode in narrative fiction, Free Indirect Speech has been one of the major concerns of critics since it was discovered by grammarians at the end of the19th century.
  作为小说话语中一种颇具特色的表现模式，自由间接引语自19世纪末被语言学家们发现以来，一直受到人们极大的关注。
• 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
• Indirect speech acts can be used for the presentation of mutual social distance, or the evasion of some subtle problems, and some linguistic skills for reaching certain purposes in communication.
  人们对间接言语行为的使用是为了表现人际之间的社交距离，或者体现人际之间对某些敏感问题的回避态度，间接言语行为还体现了人们为达到某一目的时所使用的语言技巧。
• Direct speech is easier than indirect speech.
  直接引语比间接引语简单。
• On How to Maintain a Harmonious Balance between Non-verbal Behavior and Verbal Behavior in Cross-cultural Communication; Indirect Speech Acts& For Literal Meaning and Connotation
  论跨文化交际中非言语行为和言语行为的和谐统一日语中的非规约性间接言语行为&以言内之意和言外之意为中心
• 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。
• The Context Analysis of Indirect Speech Act in the Story of Red Mansion
  《红楼梦》对话中的间接言语行为的语境分析
• Chuck often "talks" to wilson, but he can't hear what Wilson says, so you have to tell chuck what Wilson says in indirect speech.
  查克经常和威尔逊“谈话”，但是他听不到威尔逊说的是什么，所以你必须用间接引语告诉查克有关威尔逊说的话。