indirect speech
noun [ U ] language specialized uk/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt ˈspiːtʃ/ us/ˌɪn.daɪ.rekt ˈspiːtʃ/ (UK also reported speech); (US also indirect discourse)
间接引语
the act of reporting something that was said, but not using exactly the same words
Compare: direct speech