Word · Frequency #3498
rumor
谣言；传闻
核心释义
gossip or unverified information spread by word of mouth, often mixing truth and falsehood
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口头传播的传言(通常真假混杂)
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
口头传播的传言(通常真假混杂)；谣言；传闻
用法In use
There is a rumor going around that the company will close next month.
用法提示：rumor 作名词，指未经证实的口头传言。
She heard a rumor about the test but didn't believe it.
用法提示：此处 rumor 是名词，表示“传闻”。
Don't spread rumors unless you know they are true.
用法提示：rumors 是 rumor 的复数形式，作名词，意为“谣言”。
rumor that + clause
There is a rumor that the company is going bankrupt.
有谣言说这家公司要破产了。
rumor about/of + noun
There are many rumors about her resignation.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- spread rumors
- 散布谣言
- She was fired for spreading rumors about her coworkers.她因散布关于同事的谣言而被解雇。
- deny the rumor
- 否认谣言
- The company quickly denied the rumor that it was going bankrupt.该公司迅速否认了将要破产的谣言。
- rumors circulate
- 谣言流传
- Rumors are circulating that the manager will resign next month.有谣言流传说经理下个月将辞职。
- rumor has it
- 传闻说；有传言称
- Rumor has it that the two companies are planning to merge.有传言称这两家公司正计划合并。
- unsubstantiated rumor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：rumor 的 r 像一个人贴着耳朵说悄悄话，话被人传开，就成了谣言。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常闲聊、社交媒体 该词在正式报道和日常口语中都比较常见，通常不带明显褒贬；在严谨书面语中也可用unconfirmed report等表达，但rumor本身并不算俚语。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 about/of 连用或后接 that 从句。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rumor 真正押韵的是 tumor 和 consumer（重读元音同为 /u/，后接 /mɚ/）。humor 拼写相似，但在多数口音里元音前多一个 /j/（/ˈhjumɚ/），所以不是完全押韵。clamor、armor、tremor 仅拼写相近，末尾都含 -mor，但元音分别是 /æ/、/ɑ/、/ɛ/，读音与 rumor 不同。
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