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
Only a five percent discount? How about twenty percent?
只打九五折？八折怎么样？
You shouldn't refuse the children's request.
拒绝孩子们的恳求是件不好的事。
Would it be too much to ask you to respond to my question by tomorrow?
可以请你在明天以前回复吗？