Reported speech
n. 间接引语
📖 牛津释义
reported speech
= indirect speech (indirect).
🧩 词语组成解析
a. 报告的；据报道的
speech
[spitʃ]
n. 演说，演讲，发言;说话，谈话，说话能力或方式;（乐器的）音，音色;方言，民族语言;
🗣️ 情景例句
Why was she working anyway? She's rich.
真弄不懂她当初为什么要工作。她是有钱人呀。
It's a nice day today.
今天天气很好。
This time he pointed to the lake.
这次他用手指了一下那个湖。