things that you have heard from another person but do not (definitely) know to be true 道聽途說;傳聞 Extra ExamplesShe discovered a world of parties and pleasure she had hitherto only known by hearsay. 她發現了一個以前只是略有耳聞的花花世界。 They started to piece the story together from hearsay. 他們開始根據傳聞把事情的經過一點點拼湊起來。 Her evidence was dismissed as hearsay. 她提供的證據被視爲道聽途說而未被采納。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hearsay- be based on
- rely on
- evidence
- by hearsay
- from hearsay