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。
• 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。
• You shouldn't believe that it's just hearsay.
  你不该相信那话&那不过是道听途说罢了。
• 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。
• 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。
• This article mainly discusses the concept of hearsay evidence and the relation between hearsay evidence and hearsay testimony.
  文章主要探讨传闻证据的概念，传来证据与传闻证据的关系。
• Later experience proved that our estimate was reasonable. Judgment should be based on facts instead of hearsay.
  过后事实证明我们的判断不错。判断应该是基于事实而不是道听途说。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hearsay is not admissible evidence in court.
  传言在法律上是不足采信的证据。