单词 | hearsay |
释义 | hearsay /hear"say'/, n. 1. unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay. 2. an item of idle or unverified information or gossip; rumor: a malicious hearsay. adj. 3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by hearsay: hearsay knowledge; a hearsay report. [1525-35; orig. in phrase by hear say, trans. of MF par ouïr dire] Syn. 1. talk, scuttlebutt, babble, tittle-tattle. |
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