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

• Direct speech is easier than indirect speech.
  直接引语比间接引语简单。
• "He said he was hungry" is an example of indirect speech.
  他说他很饿是间接引语的例子。
• This paper discusses the tense and aspect of English verbs, and the important influence of free indirect speech on description of the characters, phychological movement, and the characters idea.
  本研究系统分析了英语动词进行体的使用特点，并运用标记理论重点探讨了进行体的有标记使用特征。
• 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。
• The Application of Indirect Speech Act Theory to the Teaching of English Reading& Taking Chrysanthemum As an Example
  间接言语行为理论在英语阅读教学中的运用&以《菊花》为例
• Translation trainees also need to be familiar with the syntax of indirect speech and various figures of speech in the source language such as hyperbole, irony, meiosis, and implicatures.
  翻译实践者还应熟悉间接引语的句式，和源语言中各种修辞手法，如夸张、反语、缓叙和言外之意。
• 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
• The pragmatic theories applied here are Cooperative Principle, Relevant Theory and Indirect Speech Acts.
  文中运用到的理论有：合作原则，关联理论和间接言语行为。
• 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
• 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。