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

• When recounting a story, or an encounter with someone else, it's now quite common to hear the speaker introducing each piece of reported speech with the word'like '.
  在重述自己和别人的一则故事或遭遇时，如今十分常听到说话者用”like“这个词来复述谈话中的每句话。
• Free Indirect Speech is one of the major types of reported speech.
  自由间接话语是转述语的主要类型之一。
• Use reported speech to report questions.
  用间接引语来转述问题。
• As The Economist went to press, on the eve of the king's birthday, he was reported to be unwell, and unable to deliver his usual annual speech to the nation.
  《经济学人》发稿之前，在普密蓬国王生日的前夜，他说身体不适不能发表他的年度讲话。
• 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
• 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。
• It is reported that the President made a wonderful speech at Tsinghua University.
  据报道总统在清华大学作了精彩的讲演。
• The analysis shows that multiple voices are introduced into discourse by three major systems of linguistic resources: reported speech, modality and concession.
  分析表明，新闻语篇的对话性主要通过言语转述、情态、让步三大常用的语言资源系统实现的。
• Owing to the essential role it plays in news reporting, reported speech demands special attention in any serious analysis of news discourse.
  人们在分析英语新闻语篇时特别关注其中的转述言语。
• 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。