hearsay

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɪəseɪ/    美 /ˈhɪɹˌseɪ/|/ˈhɪəsæɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Information that was heard by one person about another that cannot be adequately substantiated. uncountable,usually
    — based on hearsay
  2. Evidence based on the reports of others, which is normally inadmissible because it was not made under oath, rather than on personal knowledge. uncountable,usually
    — dismiss hearsay
  3. An out-of-court statement offered in court to prove the truth of the matter asserted (or the in-court testimony which recites such a statement), which is normally inadmissible (because it is not subject to cross-examination) unless it falls under one of a number of exceptions. uncountable,usually

词形变化

hearsays plural

词汇关系

近义词
gossip report rumor
衍生词
hearsay evidence double hearsay
相关词
as they say hear hear tell so they say you know what they say

词源

From Middle English hyere-zigginge (1340), here sey (ca. 1438), from the phrase heren seien (“to hear [people] say”). Compare equally old Middle High German hœrsagen (14th c.), whence modern Hörensagen.
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