rumor
英 美 ['rʊmɚ]
- n. 谣言；传闻
- vt. 谣传；传说
- n. (Rumor)人名；(意、葡)鲁莫尔
助记提示
1. *reu-（拟声词根）=》 rut, roar, raucous, rumor, riot.
中文词源
rumor 谣言来自拉丁语 rumor,噪音，杂音，道听途说，来自 PIE*reu,嚎叫，吼叫，拟声词，词源同 rut.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. However, traders tended to discount the rumor.
- 然而，商人往往不相信这一谣传。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary.
- 谣传他和他的秘书有暧昧关系.
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- 3. Rumor has it that her husband has gone over the hill.
- 谣传她丈夫偷偷离开了.
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- 4. The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.
- 那谣言经追查是个坏人造的.
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- 5. The rumor is false, so far as I can discover.
- 就我所看到的实情来说,那谣言是不真实的.
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