an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact (因报道或重复多次而被人信以为真的)假设,猜测 ■(N. Amer.)a brief or trivial item of news or information (北美)花絮新闻;报屁股
adjective
containing a mixture of fact and fiction or supposition presented as fact 真假参半的 a historical factoid novel. 一本带有戏说色彩的历史小说。