Reporting Verb 发音

Definition / 释义

reporting verb（引述动词/转述动词）：用于引出或转述他人话语、想法或信息来源的动词，常见于间接引语（reported speech）或学术写作中的引文表达。常见如 say, tell, ask, explain, suggest, argue, claim 等。
（在不同语法体系中也可能称为 reporting verb 或更具体的 verb of saying/thinking。）

Pronunciation / 发音

/ rpr.t vb /

Examples / 例句

The teacher said we had homework.
老师说我们有作业。

The study argues that early intervention can significantly improve outcomes, but it also warns that the evidence is limited.
这项研究认为早期干预能显著改善结果，但也警告证据仍有限。

Etymology / 词源

reporting 来自动词 report（“报告、汇报、转述”），词根含义与“带回信息、传回消息”有关；加上 -ing 表示“用于报告/转述的”。verb 来自拉丁语 verbum（“词、动词”）。合起来 reporting verb 字面意思就是“用于转述的动词”。