indirect speech

noun

🔊/ˌɪndərekt ˈspiːtʃ/, 🔊/ˌɪndaɪrekt ˈspiːtʃ/

(also reported speech)

[uncountable] (grammar语法)

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a report of what somebody has said that does not use their exact words 间接引语compare direct speechTopics Languageb1, Literature and writingb1