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
- 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。 - Folk tales are traditional stories'of the people'that are handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.
民间故事是用口耳相传的方式一代代流传下来的“老百姓的”传统故事。 - 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。 - He agreed by word of mouth.
他口头上同意了。 - Folklore is oral; that is, it passes by word of mouth from one person to another and from one generation to the next.
说民俗具有口头性，是因为它是经口头的形式从这人到那人，从这一代到下一代传承下来的。 - He was trying to be very quiet about it but the news that he had won the lottery spread rapidly by word of mouth.
他本来不想别人知道，但是他中了彩票头奖的消息还是很快口头传开了。 - "Oh, by word of mouth."?
哦，通过口耳相传。 - All the orders were given by word of mouth to avoid leaving written evidence which might be later discovered.
所有的命令都是口头传达，以免留下以后可能会被发现的书面证据。 - 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。 - New ideas were disseminated by word of mouth.
新想法经口头传播了出去。