rumor
英 美 ['rʊmɚ]
- n. 謠言；傳聞
- vt. 謠傳；傳說
- n. (Rumor)人名；(意、葡)魯莫爾
助記提示
1. *reu-（擬聲詞根）=》 rut, roar, raucous, rumor, riot.
中文詞源
rumor 謠言來自拉丁語 rumor,噪音，雜音，道聽途說，來自 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.
雙語例句
- 1. However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
- 然而，商人往往不相信這一謠傳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 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係.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
- 謠傳她丈夫偷偷離開了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.
- 那謠言經追查是個壞人造的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The rumor is false, so far as I can discover.
- 就我所看到的實情來說,那謠言是不真實的.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》