[uncountable] (English language arts英语语言文学) reportingwhatsomeonesaidearlier, notusingtheactualwords间接引语;间接叙述法➨ GRAMMAR 语法说明For example, Tim's words were例如,蒂姆的原话为“I'll call back later.”In reported speech, this becomes在间接引语中要变成“Tim said that he would call back later.”