hearsay

英 ['hɪəseɪ] 美 ['hɪrseɪ]

• n. 传闻

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 传闻
2. 谣传
3. 道听途说
4. 风闻
5. 流言蜚语

adj. 形容词

1. 传闻的
2. 风闻的
3. 道听途说的
4. 谣传的

英英释义

Noun:

1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Adjective:

1. heard through another rather than directly;

   "hearsay information"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Hearsay definitely can't be regarded as accurate information.
   道听途说的决然不能算作很准确的消息。
2. I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury.
   我听说他是《美国信使》的编辑。

经典引文

• Not many people knew of the scandal other than by hearsay.

  出自： J. I. M. Stewart

词汇搭配

• hearsay rule 传闻证据禁用规则...
• hearsay evidence 非直接证据

近反义词

【近义词】

• rumor 谣言
• gossip 流言蜚语
• buzz 发出嗡嗡声
• knowledge 学问
• rumour 谣言
• idle talk 闲谈
• scuttlebutt 饮水的容器
• tittle-tattle 闲聊
• word of mouth 口头语
• talk 交谈
• common 常见的