reported speechBrE/rɪˌpɔːtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/NAmE/rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/ (also ˌindirect ˈspeech) noun[U] (grammar语法) areportofwhatsbhassaidthatdoesnotusetheirexactwords间接引语◆Inreportedspeech, 'I'llcomelater'becomes'Hesaidhe'dcomelater'. 在间接引语中,I'll come later 变为 He said he'd come later。