Indirect discourse
间接引语
🧩 词语组成解析
indirect
[ˌindi'rekt, indai'rekt]
adj. 间接的;不直截了当的;闪烁其词的;不坦率的;
🗣️ 情景例句
What will the monthly payments be?
每月要付多少？
Mr. Jones is the author of the controversial book.
琼斯先生写出了一本有争议的书。
A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
譬如，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。