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.; 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。
• 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。
• Hearsay is not admissible evidence in court.
  传言在法律上是不足采信的证据。
• 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。
• 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。
• It's not just hearsay.
  传言非虚。
• I speak not from hearsay.
  我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。
• You should base your opinions on facts, not on hearsay.
  你的意见应该以事实为依据，而不应该建立在道听途说上。
• Certainly, no all-round knowledge can be acquired merely by glancing this way and that and relying on hearsay.
  东张西望，道听途说，绝然得不到什么完全的知识。