by word of mouth
英 [baɪ wɜːd ɒv maʊθ]
美 [baɪ wɜːrd əv maʊθ]
网络 口头; 口口相传; 口头的; 口碑遂不胫而走
英英释义
adv
- by spoken rather than written means
- these stories were transmitted by word of mouth
- orally
- I heard it viva voce
双语例句
- The story has been passed down by word of mouth.
这个故事是口头流传下来的。 - Gossip ( usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
口头传播的闲话（通常有真实的也有不真实的）。 - Declare the past to him by word of mouth she could not; but there was another way.
当面把自己的过去坦诚相告，她做不到，不过还有另外的办法。 - I have informed him by word of mouth.
我已口头通知他了。 - The paper said the rumor first circulated online and spread to rural areas by word of mouth.
该报说谣言首先在网上散布，然后通过口口相传扩散到农村。 - News also travels by word of mouth or through mobile phones.
消息也通过口耳或手机信息的方式传播。 - The Scriptures and other apocryphal works were passed down either by word of mouth and through song, and much later in works of art that did much to instruct the believer.
经文和其他伪经作品或者是通过口头和唱颂，更加后期的是通过艺术作品来流传下来，对信仰者有很大的指引。 - I'm so pleased you've been able to come this evening, and I hope you didn't mind getting your invitation by word of mouth.
我非常高兴你今晚能来，我希望你不要介意未给你发书面邀请，只是口头上邀请你来。 - I have only heard that I got the job by word of mouth. I am still waiting for written confirmation.
我仅仅是听说我得到了这个职位。我还在等待书面确认。 - That story isn't true, of course; it's an urban legend, circulating by word of mouth since the1970s.
当然，这故事不是真的，这是一个都市传传说，从二十世纪七十年代口口相传至今。