re·port·ed speech
noun/rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
/rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
(also indirect speech)
[uncountable] (grammar)- a report of what somebody has said that does not use their exact words
间接引语 - In reported speech, ‘“I'll come later,” he said.’ becomes ‘He said he'd come later.’
在间接引语中，‘I’ll come later,’ he said 变为 He said he’d come later。 - Certain grammatical rules must be followed when describing a conversation in reported speech.
用转述引语描述对话时必须遵循一定的语法规则。
- In reported speech, ‘“I'll come later,” he said.’ becomes ‘He said he'd come later.’