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

• 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。
• The paper focuses on the translation of direct speech and free indirect speech and thought.
  分类中的直接引语和自由间接引语及思想的翻译问题是本文的主要研究对象。
• 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
• Can you find out the difference between direct speech and indirect speech?
  你能找出直接引语与间接引语之间的区别吗？
• The speech act analysis of declarative sentence can be divided into direct and indirect speech acts.
  本文主要针对陈述句进行语用分析，陈述句的语用功能可分为直接言语行为和间接言语行为来进行考察。
• "He said he was hungry" is an example of indirect speech.
  他说他很饿是间接引语的例子。
• The non-conventional indirect speech act with implied negation is a linguistic phenomenon which has the negative meaning without negative structure.
  隐含否定的非规约性间接言语行为是表达层面上不具备否定的形式，但却具有否定内容的语言现象。
• Please learn indirect speech.
  请你学习间接引语。
• Direct speech is easier than indirect speech.
  直接引语比间接引语简单。
• 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。