rumour

rumour
( rumor)
noun
  1. a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth
    谣言;谣传;传闻,传说
    they were investigating rumours of a massacre.
    他们在调查有关大屠杀的传闻。
    [mass noun]rumour has it that he will take a year off.
    据传他将休假一年。
verb
  1. (be rumoured)be circulated as an unverified account
    谣传;传说
    [with clause]it's rumoured that he lives on a houseboat.
    听说他住在居住船上。
    [withinfinitive]she is rumoured to have gone into hiding.
    据说她已躲藏起来。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French rumur, from Latin rumor 'noise'
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