by word of mouth
英 [baɪ wɜːd ɒv maʊθ]
美 [baɪ wɜːrd əv maʊθ]
网络 口头; 口口相传; 口头的; 口碑遂不胫而走
英英释义
adv
- by spoken rather than written means
- these stories were transmitted by word of mouth
- orally
- I heard it viva voce
双语例句
- Folk tales are traditional stories'of the people'that are handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.
民间故事是用口耳相传的方式一代代流传下来的“老百姓的”传统故事。 - My products aren't based on advertising hype, they sell by word of mouth.
我的产品销售靠的不是天花乱坠的广告宣传，而是良好的口碑。 - The paper said the rumor first circulated online and spread to rural areas by word of mouth.
该报说谣言首先在网上散布，然后通过口口相传扩散到农村。 - Folklore is oral; that is, it passes by word of mouth from one person to another and from one generation to the next.
说民俗具有口头性，是因为它是经口头的形式从这人到那人，从这一代到下一代传承下来的。 - Legends of the'Dreamtime'are handed down by word of mouth and by totem from generation to generation.
创世记的传说以口头和图腾的形式一代代传下来。 - All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.
所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。 - I didn't read about it but heard the news by word of mouth.
我不是读到这消息，而是听来的。 - He received the news by word of mouth.
他得到的是口头的消息。 - This success was achieved purely by word of mouth;
这项成功完全是靠口碑； - He was trying to be very quiet about it but the news that he had won the lottery spread rapidly by word of mouth.
他本来不想别人知道，但是他中了彩票头奖的消息还是很快口头传开了。