1、间接：[jiàn jiē]：indirect; secondhand。间接引语是语法名词，又叫间接引述，英文为 indirect statement也可表达为reported speech。间接引语是与直接引语相对的语法概念。

2、双语例句：(1这消息我是间接听来的。I heard the news indirectly.(2那只是对这一问题的间接答复。That is an indirect answer to the question.