單詞
rumor
英 美['r?m?]
基本信息
- n. 謠言；傳聞
- vt. 謠傳；傳說(shuō)
- n. (Rumor)人名；(意、葡)魯莫爾
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?rumors;第三人稱單數(shù):?rumors;過(guò)去式:?rumored;過(guò)去分詞:?rumored;現(xiàn)在分詞:?rumoring;
助記提示
1. *reu-（擬聲詞根）=》 rut, roar, raucous, rumor, riot.
中文詞源
rumor 謠言
來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) rumor,噪音，雜音，道聽(tīng)途說(shuō)，來(lái)自 PIE*reu,嚎叫，吼叫，擬聲詞，詞源同 rut.
英文詞源
- rumor (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French rumor "commotion, widespread noise or report" (Modern French rumeur), from Latin rumorem (nominative rumor) "noise, clamor, common talk, hearsay, popular opinion," related to ravus "hoarse," from PIE *reu- "to bellow." Related: Rumorous. Rumor mill is from 1887. Dutch rumoer, German Rumor are from French.
- rumor (v.)
- 1590s, "spread a rumor; spread by way of rumor," from rumor (n.). Related: Rumored; rumoring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
- 然而，商人往往不相信這一謠傳。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary.
- 謠傳他和他的秘書有曖昧關(guān)系.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
- 謠傳她丈夫偷偷離開(kāi)了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.
- 那謠言經(jīng)追查是個(gè)壞人造的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The rumor is false, so far as I can discover.
- 就我所看到的實(shí)情來(lái)說(shuō),那謠言是不真實(shí)的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
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