"hearsay" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 传闻
• 道听途说

Definition

从别人那里听来的消息或故事，没有被证实为真。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“hearsay” 属于正式用语，常见于法律或学术场合，如“hearsay evidence”（传闻证据），不被法院采纳。与一般的“八卦”不同，更强调未经证实的信息。

Examples

That is just hearsay, not a fact.

那只是**传闻**，不是事实。

The court does not accept hearsay as evidence.

法院不接受**传闻**作为证据。

I don't believe in hearsay.

我不相信**传闻**。

Most of what people said about the incident was just hearsay.

人们谈论那个事件的大部分内容都只是**传闻**。

Don’t make decisions based on hearsay.

不要根据**传闻**做决定。

There's a lot of hearsay going around about the new boss.

关于新老板流传着很多**传闻**。