| 单词 | slander |
| 释义 | Related topics: Crimeslan·der1 /ˈslɑːndə $ ˈslændər/ noun 1. [countable, uncountable]UNTRUE a false spoken statement about someone, intended to damage the good opinion that people have of that person 〔口头的〕诽谤，诋毁 → libel2 [uncountable]SCC the crime of making false spoken statements about someone 口头诽谤罪 → libel He is being sued for slander. 他被控犯有口头诽谤罪。Examples from the Corpusslander• Riney countersued her for slander, and the two settled out of court.• Can a teacher sue a principal for slander for making critical remarks about his or her teaching techniques?• Later, he learned that he was being sued for slander.• What constitutional considerations apply in cases of libel or slander?• Who, if not I, should defend you against such slanders?• The slander spread like wildfire and was only checked when the drunk who invented it confessed in a magistrates court.• Courts in some states treat slander and libel differently.• In most cases this was slander but I have seen instances where it was not far from the truth.slander2 verb [transitive] LIE/TELL A LIEto say false things about someone in order to damage other people’s good opinion of them 诽谤，诋毁，造谣中伤 → libel→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusslander• And that statement is not meant to slander anybody.• She slandered her husband, her friends, and her own self.• After the song, Heather used the little inspirational talk to slander Miss Poole.• When an individual is slandered or libeled, how is the amount of damages determined?• In a written order, Yeltsin charged his erstwhile buddy with slandering the president and his family and disclosing state secrets.• You said you were going to write a piece on opinion polls and then you wrote a story slandering the Prime Minister.From Longman Business Dictionaryslanderslan‧der1 /ˈslɑːndəˈslændər/ noun [countable, uncountable]LAW a spoken statement about someone that is not true and is intended to damage the good opinion that people have of him or her, or the legal offence of making a statement of this kindThe company is being sued for slander by four pharmacists who say the retailer publicly ruined their reputations.slanderslander2 verb [transitive]LAW to say untrue things about someone in order to damage other people’s good opinion of themSmith slandered him by accusing him of proposing an illegal business deal.→ See Verb tableOrigin slander1 (1200-1300) Old French esclandre, from Late Latin scandalum; → SCANDALslan·der1 nounslander2 verbChineseSyllable a about false Corpus Business damage spoken statement to intended someone, |
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