
名词 (n.) 诽谤;中伤;损害名誉的行为。指通过口头或书面方式发表虚假陈述,损害他人名誉的行为。
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He filed a lawsuit for defamation after the false story was published.
那篇不实报道发表后,他提起了诽谤诉讼。
The court ruled that the newspaper's reckless disregard for the truth constituted defamation, and ordered it to pay substantial damages to the plaintiff.
法院裁定该报纸对事实真相的严重漠视构成了诽谤,并判令其向原告支付巨额赔偿金。
Defamation 源自拉丁语 diffamatio,由前缀 **de-**(表示"去除、降低")和 fama(意为"名声、声誉")组成,字面意思是"剥夺名声"。该词经由古法语 diffamation 进入英语,在14世纪左右开始使用。法律上,诽谤分为 libel(书面诽谤)和 slander(口头诽谤)两种形式。