rumour

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/    美 /ˈɹuːmɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor. countable,uncountable
    — Rumour had it (though not proved) that she descended from the house of the lords Talbot de Malahide
  2. A prolonged, indistinct noise. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Prithee, listen well; / I heard a bustling rumour like a fray, / And the wind brings it from the Capitol.
动词 v.
  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of rumor.
    — Two of the four main routes over the Border were rumoured to be threatened with withdrawal of, or heavy cuts in, passenger services.

词形变化

rumours plural rumours present,singular,third-person rumouring participle,present rumoured participle,past rumoured past

词汇关系

衍生词
rumourmonger

词源

词源 1
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).
词源 2
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumour, rumor, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rewH- (“to shout, roar”).
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