it is hearsay that + clause
it 作形式主语，真正主语为 that 从句。
It is only hearsay that he resigned.
他辞职只是传闻。
传闻证据；无法充分证实的传闻信息；口耳相传的流言(常真假混杂)；基于他人报告的证据,通常因未宣誓而不可采纳；庭外陈述用于证明所述事实的真实性,通常不可采纳,除非符合例外情况
Information or gossip heard from others that cannot be verified.
无法充分证实的传闻信息
Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated.
口耳相传的流言(常真假混杂)
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
基于他人报告的证据,通常因未宣誓而不可采纳
Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge.
庭外陈述用于证明所述事实的真实性,通常不可采纳,除非符合例外情况
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.
The judge ruled that the testimony was inadmissible because it was based on hearsay.
法官裁定该证词不可采纳，因为它是基于传闻的。
用法提示：hearsay 在此指传闻证据，违背法律证据规则。
I wouldn't believe that rumor; it's just hearsay from unreliable sources.
我不会相信那个谣言，那只是来自不可靠来源的传闻。
用法提示：hearsay 指没有根据的传言。
Don't spread hearsay about your neighbors; it can cause misunderstandings.
不要传播关于邻居的传闻，这可能导致误解。
用法提示：hearsay 表示未经证实的闲话。
it 作形式主语，真正主语为 that 从句。
It is only hearsay that he resigned.
他辞职只是传闻。
常用于否定或质疑某事的证据基础。
The report is based on hearsay, not facts.
该报告基于传闻，而非事实。
用作状语，表明信息来源不可靠。
According to hearsay, the company is going bankrupt.
据传闻，这家公司即将破产。
固定表达，相当于“rumor has it that”。
Hearsay has it that they are dating.
据传他们在约会。
grammar · medium
易错句子I hearsay that he is rich.
正确表达I heard hearsay that he is rich.
hearsay是名词，不能作为动词使用。应使用‘hear hearsay’结构，或将hearsay作为主语使用，如‘It is hearsay that...’
grammar · medium
易错句子These are just hearsays.
正确表达This is just hearsay.
hearsay不可数，不能加复数后缀-s。应使用单数形式，或用量词‘pieces of hearsay’表示复数。
hearing指听审或听觉能力，hearsay指传闻，两者含义不同。
heresy指宗教或政治上的异端，hearsay指传闻，发音相近但意义完全不同。
rumor和hearsay都指未经证实的信息，但rumor侧重未经证实的流言，hearsay强调道听途说且常用于法律语境。
传闻证据
The court refused to admit the hearsay evidence.
法庭拒绝采信该传闻证据。
纯属传闻
His claims are based on mere hearsay.
他的说法纯属道听途说。
传闻陈述
The witness made a hearsay statement about the accident.
该证人就事故做了一份传闻陈述。
传闻证据规则
The hearsay rule prevents such statements from being used in court.
传闻证据规则禁止此类陈述在法庭上使用。
传闻证据例外
There is a hearsay exception for statements made under stress.
对于在紧张状态下作出的陈述，存在传闻证据例外。
基于传闻
The article is based on hearsay, not on verified facts.
这篇文章基于传闻，而非经过核实的事实。
hear(听) + say(说) → 听到的说法；同根词：hearing(听力；听证会), overhear(偷听), saying(谚语；说法)
法庭上经宣誓作出的陈述，常与hearsay（传闻证据）对比。
hearsay是法庭审理中关于证据可采性的概念。
审判中会讨论hearsay是否可作为证据。
证人的直接陈述与hearsay（转述他人之言）相对。
律师可对hearsay证据提出异议，要求法庭排除。
凭传闻；靠道听途说
I know the story only by hearsay; I never met the man.
我只是听说了这个故事；我从未见过那个人。
传闻证据
The judge ruled the testimony inadmissible as hearsay evidence.
法官裁定该证词为传闻证据，不予采信。
只是传闻；纯属道听途说
Don't worry about that report; it's mere hearsay.
别担心那个报道，那只是传闻。
反对！传闻证据！
In countless courtroom dramas, a lawyer jumps up and shouts, 'Objection! Hearsay!'
在无数法庭剧中，律师跳起来喊道：“反对！传闻证据！”
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