things that you have heard from another person but do not (definitely) know to be true 道听途说;传闻 Extra ExamplesShe discovered a world of parties and pleasure she had hitherto only known by hearsay. 她发现了一个以前只是略有耳闻的花花世界。 They started to piece the story together from hearsay. 他们开始根据传闻把事情的经过一点点拼凑起来。 Her evidence was dismissed as hearsay. 她提供的证据被视为道听途说而未被采纳。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hearsay- be based on
- rely on
- evidence
- by hearsay
- from hearsay