A rumor without a leg to stand on will get around some other way.
— John Tudor
· Gossip
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 臺，看臺;立場;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;豎直放置;保持看法;停滯;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承擔責任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站著;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障礙物后面。
近義：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反義：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
adv. 大約;旋轉;到處，四處;在周圍;
prep. 圍繞;在附近;前后，左右;在…周圍;
?? 前綴:a 表示加強意義
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大約是五點鐘到的。
近義：about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
n. <美>傳聞;[古]名譽;咕噥;[古]喧嚷;
vt. 謠傳;傳說;
?? 后綴:or 表示物 網友： 補充：諧音---謠言會“辱沒”（rumor）人。
"Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary."
謠傳他和他的秘書有曖昧關系.
近義：rumour, spread, hearsay, murmur, babbling, scuttlebutt
反義：measure, moderation, prudence, temperance, wariness, wisdom