reported speech
US /rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
UK /rɪˌpɔːrtɪd ˈspiːtʃ/
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間接引語, 轉述句
the act of reporting what someone else said, but not using their exact words
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When you use reported speech, you often change the tense of the verbs.
當你使用間接引語時，你經常改變動詞的時態。
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She explained the rules using reported speech.
她用間接引語解釋了規則。