grapevine

grapevine

英 ['greɪpvaɪn]
　　美 ['ɡrepvaɪn]

n. 葡萄樹；葡萄藤；小道消息；秘密情報網

中文詞源：

grapevine 葡萄藤，小道消息

來自18世紀初電報系統初問世時，鋪設的線路雜亂無章形如葡萄藤而得名。由電報引申詞義小道消息。

例句：

1. He'd doubtless heard rumours on the grapevine.
他無疑是聽到瞭小道消息。

2. I heard about your success on the office grapevine.
我聽到瞭辦公室的傳聞,說你取得瞭成功.

3. I had heard through the grapevine that he was quite critical of what we were doing.
我聽到有傳言說他對我們在做的工作非常不滿。

4. I heard ( about ) it through [ on ] the ( neighborhood ) grapevine.
我是經 ( 附近的 ) 謠傳 聽到這事情的.

5. I heard through the grapevine that the minister is going to resign.
我聽到小道消息,首相將辭職.