hearsay
/ˈhɪəseɪ/noun
mass noun
1- information received from other people which one cannot adequately substantiate; rumour听说; 谣传：
according to hearsay, Bez had managed to break his arm.
据说贝茨把他的一条胳膊弄骨折了。
1.1
- Law the report of another person's words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law【律】转述证词（证人在庭审时引用的他人言词, 法庭通常拒绝接受其为证据）。