hearsay

英 [ˈhɪə.seɪ]      美 [ˈhɪr.seɪ]
  • n. 传闻,谣言
  • adj. 传闻的,风闻的
星级词汇:
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将“hearsay”拆分为“here say”,想象有一个“人”在这里“说”(say),即这里所说的话,即为传闻或未经证实的消息。这种方法利用了单词的结构和语义联想来帮助记忆。

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hearsay 道听途说

来自hear say,边听边说,引申词义道听途说。

hearsay (n.)
"information communicated by another, gossip," mid-15c., from phrase to hear say (Middle English heren seien, Old English herdon secgan). The notion is "hear (some people) say;" from hear (v.) + say (v.). As an adjective from 1570s. Hearsay evidence (1670s) is that which the witness gives not from his own perception but what was told to him. Compare similar formation in Dutch hooren zeggen, German hörensagen.
1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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.
4. They started to piece the story together from hearsay.
他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼湊起来.
5. Hearsay definitely can't be regarded as accurate information.
道听途说的决然不能算作很准确的消息.