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
- He asked me to deliver a message by word of mouth.
他要我口头传达一条消息。 - 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。 - Legends of the'Dreamtime'are handed down by word of mouth and by totem from generation to generation.
创世记的传说以口头和图腾的形式一代代传下来。 - This success was achieved purely by word of mouth;
这项成功完全是靠口碑； - 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。 - The news was carried by word of mouth to every settlement.
这条新闻被口头传播到每一个部落。 - The story has been passed down by word of mouth.
这个故事是口头流传下来的。 - 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。 - 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 received the news by word of mouth.
他得到的是口头的消息。