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
We had a cat when I was eight years old.
我八岁时养过一只猫。
Many words cut (or hurt) more than swords.
恶语伤人胜刀见。
You'll notice that the people there speak quite differently from the rest of Canada.
你就会注意到那里的人的说法和加拿大其他地方的人的说法不一样。