Word · Frequency #15520
hearsay
传闻的；道听途说的
核心释义
heard through another rather than directly
- 1.
间接听来的,非直接得知的
heard through another rather than directly
间接听来的,非直接得知的
用法In use
I have only hearsay evidence about the accident, so I can't confirm what really happened.
用法提示：此处 hearsay 作形容词修饰 evidence，表示‘间接听来的’。
The manager dismissed the hearsay report because no one had witnessed the incident directly.
用法提示：hearsay 作定语形容词，说明‘道听途说的’信息。
She refused to act on hearsay information, preferring to wait for official confirmation.
用法提示：hearsay 作形容词修饰 information，意为‘间接得知的’。
hearsay information
hearsay + noun
hearsay 常与 evidence, testimony 等词连用。
The court excluded hearsay evidence.
法院排除了传闻证据。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hearsay evidence
- 传闻证据
- The judge refused to admit hearsay evidence.法官拒绝采纳传闻证据。
- hearsay testimony
- 传闻证词
- The defense argued that her statement was hearsay testimony.辩方辩称她的陈述是传闻证词。
- hearsay rule
- 传闻规则
- The hearsay rule excludes out-of-court statements from trial.传闻规则将庭外陈述排除在审判之外。
- hearsay statement
- 传闻陈述
- A hearsay statement is inadmissible unless it falls under an exception.传闻陈述不可采纳，除非它属于例外情况。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆成 hear（听）和 say（说）：你只是“听别人说”，不是亲眼所见，就是“传闻”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法庭或法律文书、正式写作与新闻 该义项多用于法律或正式书面语境，如 hearsay evidence（传闻证据）；日常口语中较少单独使用，更自然的方式是用 based on hearsay 或 heard indirectly。整体语域偏正式，但视搭配也可见于一般性叙述。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于名词前作定语，如 hearsay evidence
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
hearsay 的 -say 读 /seɪ/，与 say、essay、naysay、gainsay 的 /seɪ/ 押韵。注意 hearsay 中的 hear 读 /hir/，而 hearse 读 /hɜːrs/、heresy 读 /ˈhɛrəsi/，这些词形似但发音不同。
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