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。
• 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。
• All this is mere hearsay.
  这一切都只是传闻而已。
• 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。
• Hearsay is not admissible evidence in court.
  传言在法律上是不足采信的证据。
• I know it by hearsay only.
  我只是听说而已。
• At this company, the CEO and general managers-rather than the procurement department-own the relationship with Hearsay.
  这家公司由CEO和总经理负责与Hearsay的关系，而不是采购部门。
• Judgement should be based on facts, not on hearsay.
  判断应该以事实为依据，而不应该依靠道听途说。
• This is only hearsay, and is not to be taken seriously.
  这是道听途说，不足为信。
• I speak not from hearsay.
  我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。