reported speech

英 [rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ]

美 [rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ]

n.  间接引语

牛津词典

noun

• 间接引语
  a report of what sb has said that does not use their exact words
  1. In reported speech, ‘I'll come later’ becomes ‘He said he'd come later’.
     在间接引语中，I'll come later变为He said he'd come later。

柯林斯词典

• 间接引语
  Reported 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, use 美国英语用 indirect discourse

双语例句

• On pragmatics rules in the reported speech
  试论转述引语的语用规则
• Use reported speech to talk about what someone else said.
  用间接引语谈论其他人说的话。
• Now Reuters reported a highly critical speech by Jobert in the National Assembly attacking the United States for fraternizing with that man.
  路透社现在报道说，若贝尔在国民议会发表了一篇尖锐的批评性演说，攻击美国同此人打得火热。
• On the above three bases, we first discuss how the reported speech can realize society function.
  基于以上三点，本文先对引语的如何能够实现其交际功能作了论述。
• The paper reported the salient points of the prime minister's speech.
  这张报纸报道了首相演说的突出要点。
• The statistical results of some preliminary experiments for isolated Chinese words are reported, which can be used as reference in the phonemes recognition of Chinese speech.
  文中还给出了应用该算法对汉语单音所作的部分实验统计结果，可供进一步开展基于音素或音位的汉语语音识别研究参考。
• Reported Speech Translation and Transference
  转述语翻译与语言迁移
• Use reported speech to report questions.
  用间接引语来转述问题。
• She reported the president's speech for the newspaper.
  她为这家报纸报导了总统的演说。
• Ideological Manipulation in the Translation of News Reported Speech
  新闻转述引语翻译背后的意识形态操控