"scuttlebutt" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 謠言
• 八卦

Definition

Scuttlebutt 指人們之間傳播的小道消息、謠言或八卦，特別是在工作場所或朋友之間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Scuttlebutt” 是非正式詞語，有點過時，美式英語中較常見。常用來指未經證實的八卦或謠言，類似“gossip”或“rumor”，不適用於正式或官方消息。

Examples

Did you hear the scuttlebutt about our new manager?

你聽說我們新經理的**八卦**了嗎？

The scuttlebutt is that the company will move to a new office.

**謠言**說公司要搬新辦公室。

There’s a lot of scuttlebutt going around after yesterday’s meeting.

昨天會議後有很多**八卦**在傳。

What’s the scuttlebutt about the layoffs? Anything official yet?

關於裁員有什麼**小道消息**嗎？有官方消息嗎？

Ignore the scuttlebutt—most of it isn’t even true.

別管那些**八卦**，大多都不是真的。

The scuttlebutt at lunch was all about the new project leader.

午餐時大家都在聊新計畫負責人的**八卦**。