canard
canard — 名詞
- canardsingular
- canardsplural
1. a made-up story, claim, or news report spread to make people believe something u
造假傳聞
故意放出來誤導人的假消息或說法
a made-up story, claim, or news report spread to make people believe something untrue
After the debate, Nala called the online story a canard on live TV.
辯論後，Nala 在直播節目上稱那則網路消息根本是造假傳聞。
call something a canard
The paper printed a canard about the mayor and later apologized.
那家報紙刊出一則關於市長的造假傳聞，後來還公開道歉。
publish a canard about someone
By noon, Cyrus had proved the tax story a canard with public records.
到了中午，Cyrus 已用公開紀錄證明那則稅務消息是造假傳聞。
One campaign canard spread through family chat groups before school started.
一則競選造假傳聞在上學前就傳遍了家庭聊天群組。
The museum guide laughed when tourists repeated a canard about pirates from an old book.
觀光導覽員聽到遊客又提起一本舊書裡關於海盜的造假傳聞時笑了。
- rumor
can be true or false and does not always suggest deliberate invention
- hoax
often refers to a planned trick or fake event, not only to a false report
- fabrication
a formal word for something invented, without the same focus on public circulation
- myth
often means a widely repeated false belief rather than a newly planted story
文法句型
a canard about something
call something a canard
spread a canard
用法筆記
Usually countable and often found in formal writing about politics, the press, or public debate. Unlike rumor, it suggests the story is false and pushed in order to mislead people.