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

• It's not just hearsay.
  传言非虚。
• 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。
• It's merely hearsay.
  那仅是谣传罢了。
• His evidence was all just hearsay.
  他的证词都只是一些传闻。
• Thus, these documents usually fall within an exception to the hearsay rule, even in a jury trial.
  因此，这些文件一般归入传闻规则的例外，即使在陪审团审理中也是如此。
• Research on Hearsay Rule Exceptions in Criminal Procedure
  刑事诉讼中的传闻证据规则例外情形研究
• This is only hearsay.; It's nothing but hearsay.
  这只不过是听说而已。
• The reason of Haizi's death in hearsay, even in the biography of Haizi, exist various versions.
  传说中海子的死因，甚至在一些有关海子的传记中，存在多种版本。
• All this is mere hearsay.
  这一切都只是传闻而已。
• 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。