"information communicated by another, gossip," mid-15c., from phrase to hear say (Middle English heren seien, Old English herdon secgan). The notion is "hear (some people) say;" from hear (v.) + say (v.). As an adjective from 1570s. Hearsay evidence (1670s) is that which the witness gives not from his own perception but what was told to him. Compare similar formation in Dutch hooren zeggen, German h?rensagen.
雙語例句
1. Rumour, myth and hearsay obscure the truth after months of bloodshed.
殺戮持續(xù)了數(shù)月后，真相在謠言、謊話和傳聞的遮掩下變得模糊不清。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We can't make a decision based on hearsay and guesswork.
我們不能根據(jù)傳言和猜測(cè)作決定。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. You are only supposing this on hearsay, you have no proof.
你只是根據(jù)傳聞想像而已, 并沒有證據(jù).
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. They started to piece the story together from hearsay.
他們開始根據(jù)傳聞把事情的經(jīng)過一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)拼湊起來.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
5. Hearsay definitely can't be regarded as accurate information.