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

• I know it by hearsay only.
  我只是听说而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• His evidence was all just hearsay.
  他的证词都只是一些传闻。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Hearsay is not admissible evidence in court.
  传言在法律上是不足采信的证据。
• This is only hearsay, and is not to be taken seriously.
  这是道听途说，不足为信。
• That's only hearsay.
  这不过是传说而已。