rumors什么意思（“造谣”“造谣者”“辟谣”用英语怎么说？）

对这个谣言半信半疑，有所怀疑。说到怀疑的时候，脱口而出的单词是不是doubt, 今天学到了一个新的表达方式 :“take something with a grain/pinch of salt”不相信

英文释义：to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true。 表达严重怀疑 就是 take something with a heavy grain of salt.

当你表达看法的时候，就可以说在我看来，这个事情怎么怎么样，我对此严重怀疑。

To my knowledge, ……。Take this with a heavy grain of salt. 口语或者写作中都可以灵活运用。

造谣者rumor-monger. monger就是售卖，贩卖的意思，贩卖谣言的人就是造谣者了。

辟谣就是驳斥，否认了这个谣言。我们可以说成 deny rumors 或者 refute rumors, clarify 或者 clear out the rumors

• 谣言一直在网络上流传：rumors have been circling/circulating online for weeks about something.
• （rumors/news）go/do the rounds: rumors swirl online
• 谣言"流传"就有很多个替换词了：spread, circle,circulate, swirl, rife, go/do the rounds, rampant

The rumor mill has been rampant with reports of ……

rumor mill 字面意思就是流言工厂，实际指的就是流言蜚语

• （新闻，报告，谣言）”引发“了猜测 spark a series of speculations, spark relations speculations
• fresh speculation on sth
• personally respond to the speculation 回应
• on top of those rumors, there has been lots of speculation regarding ……