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hearsay n.传闻 (1) 道听途说的决然不能算作很准确的消息。(2) 我听说他是《美国信使》的编辑。 Hearsay is one of those awesome words that tell us its definition right up front. You don't have to figure it out by hearsay, or word of mouth, the definition is right there — when you hear someone say a rumor, that's hearsay.

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英 ['hɪəseɪ] 美 ['hɪrseɪ] (1) Hearsay definitely can't be regarded as accurate information.(2) I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury. Ever hear someone say something so juicy you decide to tell other people about it, even if you don't know if it's true or not? Admit it. That hearsay, or gossip, is precisely how rumors get started. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]传闻；谣言；道听途说 Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true. 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。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。

英语单词	hearsay
英美音标	英 ['hɪəseɪ] 美 ['hɪrseɪ]
中文释义	n.传闻
英语例句	(1) Hearsay definitely can't be regarded as accurate information. (2) I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury.
中文例句	(1) 道听途说的决然不能算作很准确的消息。 (2) 我听说他是《美国信使》的编辑。
vocabulary简明	Ever hear someone say something so juicy you decide to tell other people about it, even if you don't know if it's true or not? Admit it. That hearsay, or gossip, is precisely how rumors get started.
vocabulary扩展	Hearsay is one of those awesome words that tell us its definition right up front. You don't have to figure it out by hearsay, or word of mouth, the definition is right there — when you hear someone say a rumor, that's hearsay.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]传闻；谣言；道听途说 Hearsay is information which you have been told but do not know to be true. 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。 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。

Hearsay Hear Definition 英 Hɪəseɪ] 美 Hɪrseɪ N.传闻 Regarded