n.,adj. 风闻(的),传闻(的),道听途说(的)。 I speak not from hearsay. 我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth 同义词:rumor, rumour,
heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"
Hearsay is information gathered by one person from another person concerning some event, condition, or thing of which the first person had no direct experience. When submitted as evidence, such statements are called hearsay evidence.
例句与用法
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I speak not from hearsay . 我可不是根据传闻这样讲的。
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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。
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I know it by hearsay only . 我只是听说而已。
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That had not been hearsay . 这可不是传闻。
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I don't know anything about it myself except from hearsay . 除听人传说的以外,我什么都不知道。
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It 's merely hearsay . 那仅是谣传罢了。
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I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the american mercury . 我听说他是《美国信使》的编辑。
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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。
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It 's not just hearsay . 传言非虚。
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She knew by hearsay that the brainerds were wealthy and socially significant . 她听说白兰德家族又有钱又有地位。