N-UNCOUNT 间接引语 Indirect speech is 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'. 间接引语 [mainly British]
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 indirect discourse
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