The book was libelous, so the publishers had to call in all copies of it from the bookshops.這是一本誹謗性的書，所以出版商必須把店里的書全收回去。I’m afraid we can’t print your story on the fraud scandal,it might be libelous.對不起,我們不能發表你寫的那篇有關欺騙丑聞的報道,因為它可能構成誹謗。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign