プログレッシブ英和中辞典(第5版)の解説
ru・mor, ((英))ru・ mour
/rúːmər/
circulate [start, spread] rumors that ...
…といううわさを広める
Rumors are rampant.
うわさでもちきりだ
A rumor began to circulate [spread, go around] about the mayor's personal life.
市長の私生活についてのうわさが広まり始めた
Rumor has it that ....=Rumor says (that) ....
うわさでは…ということだ
━━
John is rumored to be dead.=It is rumored that John is dead.
ジョンは死んだといううわさだ
[原義は「雑音」]