slander
/ˈslɑːndə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈændɚ] /ˈslændər/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈændɚ] /ˈslan-dər How to pronounce slander (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈslɑːn.dər/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈændɚ] /ˈslæn.dɚ/ (ame, ipa)
slander — 名詞
- slandersingular
- slandersplural
1. damaging talk that falsely accuses someone and makes other people think less of
口頭誹謗
口頭不實指控，損害名譽
damaging talk that falsely accuses someone and makes other people think less of them, or the act of spreading that kind of talk.
The rumor about Noor was pure slander and filled the office with gossip by noon.
關於 Noor 的那則傳聞完全是口頭誹謗，中午前就讓整間辦公室八卦四起。
uncountable: pure slander
Ignacio filed a complaint after a radio host repeated a slander against his family.
Ignacio 在一名廣播主持人重複一則針對他家人的口頭誹謗後提出申訴。
a slander against + [person/group]
The lawyer said the principal's speech could amount to slander after the theft claim.
那名律師說，校長在竊盜指控後的發言可能構成口頭誹謗。
A false voice message about Bao's clinic sparked an expensive slander case.
一段關於 Bao 診所的假語音訊息，引發了一場代價高昂的誹謗官司。
Tamar knew the accusation was slander because she had never entered the man's shop.
Tamar 知道那項指控是口頭誹謗，因為她從未進過那名男子的店。
- libel
the matching legal term for written or published false claims
- defamation
the broad legal category covering both spoken and written attacks
- smear
less technical and often used for a planned public attack
文法句型
pure slander
a slander against + person
amount to slander
用法筆記
Usually used for spoken false accusations; if the same claim appears in print or online as published text, libel is often the more exact word. In legal contexts, slander can mean either the harmful statement itself or the offence of making it.
常見錯誤
slander — 動詞
- slanderpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slanders3rd person singular
- slandering-ing form
- slanderedpast simple
1. to hurt a person's good name by telling untrue stories about them aloud.
誹謗
以口頭假話毀損名聲
to hurt a person's good name by telling untrue stories about them aloud.
A caller slandered Iris on live radio by inventing a story about stolen exam papers.
一名來電者在現場廣播中捏造考卷失竊的故事來誹謗 Iris。
slander someone by inventing a story
The candidate said rival radio shows were trying to slander him before the town election.
那位候選人說，對手的廣播節目在鎮選前一直試圖誹謗他。
try to slander + person
Christopher warned staff not to slander former workers in the company chat.
Christopher 警告員工，不要在公司聊天群組裡誹謗前員工。
Noor claimed the post slandered the cafe owner by saying the shop stole charity money.
Noor 表示，那篇貼文說那家店偷走慈善款，已經誹謗了咖啡店老闆。
The gossip show slandered Bao's sister with a completely false story about an affair.
那個八卦節目用一段完全捏造的婚外情故事誹謗 Bao 的姊姊。
文法句型
slander + person
slander someone by + -ing
be slandered by + speaker/source
用法筆記
Usually takes the harmed person as its direct object and often shows the false claim with by + -ing or with + story. It most often suggests spoken attacks, while published material is more often described as libel.