hearsay

英 [ˈhɪəseɪ]

美 [ˈhɪrseɪ]

n.  道听途说; 传闻

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BNC.15520 / COCA.17347

牛津词典

noun

• 道听途说；传闻
  things that you have heard from another person but do not (definitely) know to be true
  1. We can't make a decision based on hearsay and guesswork.
     我们不能根据传言和猜测作决定。
  2. hearsay evidence
     传闻的证据

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 传闻;谣言;道听途说
  Hearsayis information which you have been told but do not know to be true.
  1. Much of what was reported to them was hearsay...
     向他们汇报的消息中很多都是道听途说。
  2. Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.
     杀戮持续了数月后，真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。

英英释义

noun

• gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
  Synonym:rumorrumour

adj

• heard through another rather than directly
  1. hearsay information

双语例句

• This is only hearsay, and is not to be taken seriously.
  这是道听途说，不足为信。
• Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.
  杀戮持续了数月后，真相在谣言、谎话和传闻的遮掩下变得模糊不清。
• It's not just hearsay.
  传言非虚。
• That's only hearsay.
  这不过是传说而已。
• These results indicate that such perceptions are social constructs, based on hearsay and prejudice.
  这样的结果表明，这些看法是建立在道听涂说和先入之见基础上的一些社会观念。
• The writer made a denial of the hearsay.
  这位作家公开否认了这一传闻。
• 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。
• You are only supposing this on hearsay, you have no proof.
  你只是根据传闻想像而已，并没有证据。
• I know it by hearsay only.
  我只是听说而已。
• This is only hearsay.; It's nothing but hearsay.
  这只不过是听说而已。