Hearsay
[ 'hɪrse ]
出国 Abroad
n. 传闻，道听途说;小道消息;谣传;风言风语;
📝 例句
It's not just hearsay.
传言非虚。
I don't know anything about it myself except from hearsay.
除听人传说的以外，我什么都不知道。
I speak not from hearsay.
我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。
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。
She knew by hearsay that the Brainerds were wealthy and socially significant.
她听说白兰德家族又有钱又有地位。
🌱 联想助记
【记】hear-听到,say-说:谣言是从通过把所听到的再说出去的方法传播的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
hearsay
n[U]
things one has heard another person or other people say, which may or may not be true; rumour 道听途说; 谣言
You shouldn't believe that it's just hearsay. 你不该相信那话--那 不过是道听途说罢了.
[attrib 作定语]
hearsay evidence 传闻证据.
📖 同为「核心」词汇
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and leave the number with the baby-sitter.
把餐厅的电话告诉临时保姆。
It's Monday today.
今天是星期一。
People who live in Britain needn't despair when they made mistakes like this (and a lot of people do)!
当英国人犯这种错误时，他们不必感到绝望（而许多国家的人都有这种绝望的感觉）。