hearsay
noun /ˈhɪəseɪ/
/ˈhɪrseɪ/
[uncountable]- things that you have heard from another person but do not (definitely) know to be true
道听途说；传闻 - 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。 - hearsay evidence
传闻的证据
- She discovered a world of parties and pleasure she had hitherto only known by hearsay.
她发现了一个以前只是略有耳闻的花花世界。 - They started to piece the story together from hearsay.
他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼凑起来。 - Her evidence was dismissed as hearsay.
她提供的证据被视为道听途说而未被采纳。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + hearsay- be based on
- rely on
- evidence
- by hearsay
- from hearsay
- We can't make a decision based on hearsay and guesswork.