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

• The writer made a denial of the hearsay.
  这位作家公开否认了这一传闻。
• 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。
• This article mainly discusses the concept of hearsay evidence and the relation between hearsay evidence and hearsay testimony.
  文章主要探讨传闻证据的概念，传来证据与传闻证据的关系。
• 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 only hearsay, and is not to be taken seriously.
  这是道听途说，不足为信。
• I know it by hearsay only.
  我只是听说而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• This is only hearsay.; It's nothing but hearsay.
  这只不过是听说而已。
• Inadmissible hearsay evidence was expunged from the report.
  从报告中删除不可采信的传闻证据。