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libel n.诽谤的文字；诽谤(罪)；侮辱v.诽谤；中伤；损害名誉 (1) 她控告某报刊登诽谤性文字。(2) 他企图败坏对手名声反而自食其果，被控以诽谤罪。(3) 那篇报道完全是对那个老实人的侮辱。(4) 他在一篇文章中诽谤她的人格。(5) 在大选中竞选两党互相说对方的坏话。 Libel is usually contrasted with slander, which refers to a spoken statement that is not true. Both libel and slander are used in legal contexts. In Middle English, libel referred to a written declaration, from Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, from liber "book."

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英 ['laɪbl] 美 ['laɪbl] (1) She sued a newspaper for libel.(2) His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel.(3) That interview was an absolute libel on the honest man.(4) He libel(l)ed against her character in an article.(5) The rival parties libel(l)ed each other during the election. Libel is the act of publishing a statement about someone that is not true and that gives a bad impression about the person. in AM, use 美国英语用 libeling, libeled1[N-VAR 可变名词]（以文字进行的）诽谤（罪） Libel is a written statement which wrongly accuses someone of something, and which is therefore against the law.   [LEGAL 法律]Warren sued him for libel over the remarks...沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。If the jury decided there was a libel, it would have to consider its effect on Miss Smith's position.如果陪审团裁定诽谤罪成立，那就必须考虑其对史密斯小姐的职位的影响。...a libel action against the paper.对该报提出的诽谤讼诉2[VERB 动词]（在书报、杂志上）对…进行诽谤 To libel someone means to write or print something in a book, newspaper, or magazine which wrongly damages that person's reputation and is therefore against the law.   [V n]  [LEGAL 法律]The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation.诽谤他的报纸已经向他提出支付赔偿金。

英语单词	libel
英美音标	英 ['laɪbl] 美 ['laɪbl]
中文释义	n.诽谤的文字；诽谤(罪)；侮辱 v.诽谤；中伤；损害名誉
英语例句	(1) She sued a newspaper for libel. (2) His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged (on him) when he was charged with libel. (3) That interview was an absolute libel on the honest man. (4) He libel(l)ed against her character in an article. (5) The rival parties libel(l)ed each other during the election.
中文例句	(1) 她控告某报刊登诽谤性文字。 (2) 他企图败坏对手名声反而自食其果，被控以诽谤罪。 (3) 那篇报道完全是对那个老实人的侮辱。 (4) 他在一篇文章中诽谤她的人格。 (5) 在大选中竞选两党互相说对方的坏话。
vocabulary简明	Libel is the act of publishing a statement about someone that is not true and that gives a bad impression about the person.
vocabulary扩展	Libel is usually contrasted with slander, which refers to a spoken statement that is not true. Both libel and slander are used in legal contexts. In Middle English, libel referred to a written declaration, from Anglo-French, from Latin libellus, from liber "book."
柯林斯解释	in AM, use 美国英语用 libeling, libeled 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]（以文字进行的）诽谤（罪） Libel is a written statement which wrongly accuses someone of something, and which is therefore against the law. [LEGAL 法律] Warren sued him for libel over the remarks... 沃伦就此言论起诉他诽谤。 If the jury decided there was a libel, it would have to consider its effect on Miss Smith's position. 如果陪审团裁定诽谤罪成立，那就必须考虑其对史密斯小姐的职位的影响。 ...a libel action against the paper. 对该报提出的诽谤讼诉 2 [VERB 动词]（在书报、杂志上）对…进行诽谤 To libel someone means to write or print something in a book, newspaper, or magazine which wrongly damages that person's reputation and is therefore against the law. [V n] [LEGAL 法律] The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation. 诽谤他的报纸已经向他提出支付赔偿金。

Libel Statement Sued Newspaper Libel(l)ed Slander Written Wrongly