(also reˈported speech) noun [U] (grammar语法) reporting what sb has said, not using the actual words 间接引语；间接叙述 ☞Look at direct speech. 参看direct speech。 Hadi's words were ‘I'll phone again later.’ In indirect speech this becomes Hadi said that he would phone again later. 哈迪的原话是：I'll phone again later（我过一会儿再打电话来）。在间接引语中，这句话就变为：Hadi said that he would phone again later（哈迪说他过一会儿再打电话来）。 ☞For more information about indirect speech, look at the Quick Grammar Reference at the back of this dictionary. 有关间接引语的详细用法，参看本词典末“语法便览”部份。