rumor學測 L3KK [ˈrumɚ] | /ˈrumɚ/
謠言;傳聞·謠傳;盛傳
假訊息氾濫時代的媒體素養字
A rumor about the shop closing spread through the town within a day.
有關這家店要倒閉的謠言,一天內就傳遍全鎮。
一個畫面:悄悄話一路傳
貼耳低語湊近耳朵小聲說一件事
一個傳一個消息從一人傳到下一人
越傳越誇張內容一路被添油加醋
義項
謠言流傳B2noun謠言;傳聞
There is a rumor that a new store will open next month.
有謠言說下個月會開一家新店。
spread a rumorhear a rumor
謠傳蔓延B2verb謠傳;盛傳
It is rumored that the school will close early tomorrow because of the storm.
據傳學校明天會因暴風雨提前放學。
it is rumored thatwidely rumored
片語
spread a rumor散布謠言 →把謠言傳播出去
hear a rumor聽到風聲 →聽說了某個傳聞
start a rumor起了頭 →率先傳出謠言
rumor has it that據傳如此 →外界傳聞是這樣的
put a rumor to rest謠言止息 →澄清消息平息謠言
你會不會這樣說?
There's a ___ that the festival will be cancelled. (rumor / roomer)
看答案
rumor
rumor 是謠言,roomer 是房客,兩字發音相同但意思不同。
'It is rumored that the school will close early tomorrow.' 這句話的意思是?(A) 學校確定明天提前放學 (B) 有人傳言學校明天會提前放學
看答案
(B)
rumored 表示消息尚未證實,只是外界的傳言,並非確定的事實。
字族
rumored 傳聞中的;謠傳的
順路看看
gossip — 帶點八卦意味的閒言閒語多益練習
本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室消息查證
The office manager checked a rumor about changes to the training schedule.
辦公室經理查證了一則關於培訓時程變動的傳聞。
辦公設備更新
The department is rumored to be getting new printers next month.
據傳該部門下個月將添購新印表機。
詞族
rumor 可數名詞 傳聞;謠言・rumors 複數名詞 多則傳聞・rumored 動詞過去分詞 被傳說;據傳
四選一
The office renovation is ____ to begin in November.
看答案
rumored
完整句需要 is rumored to begin,表示「據傳將開始」。rumor 的原形與 rumors 的單數動詞形式不能接在 is 後構成此被動結構;rumoring 是現在分詞,也無法表達整修工程「被傳說將開始」的意思。
同義改寫
A rumor about a new staff lounge is circulating in the office. → An unconfirmed story about a new staff lounge is circulating in the office.
rumor 在此是流傳中且尚未證實的消息,unconfirmed story 保留這項不確定性。
It is rumored that the training session will move online. → There is an unconfirmed report that the training session will move online.
兩句都將改為線上培訓的消息表述為尚未證實的傳聞,沒有把消息改寫成事實。