Word · Frequency #17187
defamation
诽谤；中伤；破坏名誉
核心释义
常作法律用语，指损害他人名誉的虚假陈述。
the act of making false or malicious statements that damage someone's reputation
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通过口头或书面诽谤损害他人名誉的行为；恶意毁坏他人名声的侵权行为。
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
通过口头或书面诽谤损害他人名誉的行为；恶意毁坏他人名声的侵权行为。；破坏名誉；中伤；诽谤；[法] 破坏名誉；毁谤
用法In use
After the false story was published, the singer filed a lawsuit for defamation.
用法提示：defamation 是名词，在句中作介词 for 的宾语，表示“诽谤”这一法律事由。
Spreading untrue rumors about a neighbor could be treated as defamation.
用法提示：defamation 为名词，作介词 as 的宾语，指“诽谤、中伤”的行为。
The court decided that the online comments were defamation and ordered them removed.
用法提示：defamation 在句中作表语，表示“诽谤；破坏名誉”。
sue (sb) for defamation
sue for defamation 是常见法律搭配，for 后接事由。
She sued the newspaper for defamation.
她起诉该报纸诽谤。
accuse sb of defamation
accuse sb of 结构中 of 后接被指控的行为。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sue for defamation
- 因诽谤提起诉讼
- The actor threatened to sue for defamation after the article appeared.那篇文章发表后，这位演员扬言要提起诽谤诉讼。
- defamation lawsuit
- 诽谤诉讼
- She filed a defamation lawsuit against the magazine.她对那家杂志提起了诽谤诉讼。
- defamation of character
- 人格诽谤
- His lawyers argued that the comments constituted defamation of character.他的律师辩称这些言论构成了人格诽谤。
- defamation case
- 诽谤案件
- The judge dismissed the defamation case due to lack of evidence.由于证据不足，法官驳回了这起诽谤案件。
- defamation law
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：de-（去掉）+ fame（名声）+ -ation → 把名声毁掉，即诽谤、中伤。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律诉讼、新闻报道、正式声明 该词多用于法律和正式场合，日常口语中较少使用；在一般语境中可译为“诽谤”或“中伤”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下单词与 defamation（/ˌdɛfəˈmeɪʃən/）押韵，均以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾：information, communication, education, nation, pronunciation。注意 definition 拼写相似，但发音为 /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪʃən/，以 /ɪʃən/ 结尾，不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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