| 单词 | slander |
| 释义 | slander —slanderer, n. —slanderingly, adv. —slanderous, adj. —slanderously, adv. —slanderousness, n. /slan"deuhr/, n. 1. defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander. 2. a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: a slander against his good name. 3. Law. defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc. v.t. 4. to utter slander against; defame. v.i. 5. to utter or circulate slander. [1250-1300; (n.) ME s(c)laundre < AF esclaundre, OF esclandre, alter. of escandle < LL scandalum cause of offense, snare (see SCANDAL); (v.) ME s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame < OF esclandrer, deriv. of esclandre] Syn. 4. malign, vilify, revile. |
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