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

• Inadmissible hearsay evidence was expunged from the report.
  从报告中删除不可采信的传闻证据。
• 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。
• This is not a matter of hearsay or theory, but of fact.
  这不是道听途说或者空话，而是事实。
• It's merely hearsay.
  那仅是谣传罢了。
• This is only hearsay, and is not to be taken seriously.
  这是道听途说，不足为信。
• I believe this is only hearsay, but this is only rumor I have been sad.
  我相信这仅仅是传闻，但这仅仅是传闻已让我心酸。
• I speak not from hearsay.
  我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。
• Later experience proved that our estimate was reasonable. Judgment should be based on facts instead of hearsay.
  过后事实证明我们的判断不错。判断应该是基于事实而不是道听途说。
• They're just going by hearsay and duplicating what they think the pro's are using.
  他们只是去的道听途说和重复表里如一亲的使用。
• 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。