slander

slander
noun
  1. [mass noun](Law)the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
    (律)诽谤,诋毁中伤。 比较 libel
    he is suing the TV company for slander.
    他正在起诉电视公司诽谤。
    ■[count noun]a false and malicious spoken statement
    诽谤话
    I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders.
    我已经受够了你的诽谤话。
verb
  1. [with obj.]make false and damaging statements about (someone)
    对(某人)进行诽谤
    they were accused of slandering the head of state.
    他们被指控诽谤国家元首。
派生
slanderer
noun
slanderous
adjective
slanderously
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal)
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