hearsay

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n. 传闻, 谣言

发音

UK /ˈhɪəseɪ/
其它
CA /ˈhɪɹˌseɪ/
US /ˈhɪɹˌseɪ/
AU /ˈhɪəsæɪ/

词形变化

hearsays 复数 hearsays

别名

hearsy heresay

教材释义与例句

名词

传闻，谣言

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.

    传闻

    风闻

    流言

    不可数

    based on hearsay

    The story turned out to be nothing but hearsay.

  2. 2.

    Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.

    传闻证据

    不可数 法律

    dismiss hearsay

    The judge ruled the testimony as mere hearsay.

  3. 3.

    An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions.

    不可数 法律

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

rumor rumour

上位词 3

comment gossip scuttlebutt

相关短语

double hearsay

词源

From Middle English hyere-zigginge (1340), here sey (ca. 1438), from the phrase heren seien (“to hear [people] say”). Compare equally old Middle High German hœrsagen (14th c.), whence modern Hörensagen.

来源：wiktionary