hearsay

• 从他人处听到的、无法得到可靠证实的信息；传闻、道听途说。

Information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor.

1. Based on rumorB2formal

   Information that is not based on direct knowledge but on what others have said.

   传闻的

   • The court dismissed the hearsay evidence as unreliable.
   • His story was based on hearsay, not facts.
   • Hearsay accounts of the event spread quickly through the town.

   同义词anecdotalreportedsecondhandunsubstantiatedunverified

   反义词authenticconfirmeddirectverified

• 指从别人那里听到而非亲身经历或了解的信息或说法；在法律语境中常被视为不可靠或不能作为证据。

A noun referring to information or statements that are heard from another person rather than from direct knowledge or experience, often considered unreliable or inadmissible as evidence in legal contexts.

不可数

1. Unverified rumorB2formal

   Information that is heard from someone else but not confirmed as true.

   传闻

   • The story is based on hearsay, not on evidence.
   • You shouldn't believe everything you hear; it's just hearsay.
   • The court dismissed the testimony as hearsay.

   同义词buzzgossiprumorscuttlebutttalkword

   反义词evidencefactproof

2. GossipB2informal

   Casual talk about other people's affairs, often unsubstantiated.

   传闻

   • I don't pay attention to office hearsay.
   • The news spread through hearsay before the official announcement.
   • He dismissed the rumors as mere hearsay.

   同义词gossiprumorscuttlebutttalktittle-tattle

   反义词evidencefact