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英 [fɔːls; fɒls] 美[fɔls]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词two-faced deceitful disloyal

反义词

adj. 错误的；虚伪的；伪造的
adv. 欺诈地

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中文词源

false 错误的，虚假的

来自拉丁语falsus,虚假，欺骗，词源同fail, fault.

词态变化

副词: falsely;

英文词源

false: false: [OE] False appears originally to have been borrowed directly from Latin falsus at the end of the 10th century, but without making much of an impression. It was only in the 12th century that it began being used with any frequency, probably as the result of an extra impetus given by reborrowing it via Old French fals. The word’s ultimate source was the Latin verb fallere ‘deceive’, from which English also gets fail, fallacy, fallible, and fault.
=> fail, fallacy, fallible, fault
false (adj.): late Old English, "intentionally untrue, lying," of religion, "not of the true faith, not in accord with Christian doctrines," from Old French fals, faus "false, fake; incorrect, mistaken; treacherous, deceitful" (12c., Modern French faux), from Latin falsus "deceptive, feigned, deceitful, pretend," also "deceived, erroneous, mistaken," past participle of fallere "deceive, disappoint," which is of uncertain origin (see fail (v.)).

Adopted into other Germanic languages (cognates: German falsch, Dutch valsch, Old Frisian falsk, Danish falsk), though English is the only one in which the active sense of "deceitful" (a secondary sense in Latin) has predominated. From c. 1200 as "deceitful, disloyal, treacherous; not genuine;" from early 14c. as "contrary to fact or reason, erroneous, wrong." False alarm recorded from 1570s. False step (1700) translates French faux pas. To bear false witness is attested from mid-13c.

双语例句

1. I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.: 我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。

2. Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts.: 看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。

3. In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.: 70年代初我戴假睫毛，这在当时是时尚。

4. I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.: 我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。

5. It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.: 在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。

英英释意

1. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality;: "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"

2. arising from error;: "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

3. erroneous and usually accidental;: "a false start"; "a false alarm"

4. deliberately deceptive;: "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses"

5. inappropriate to reality or facts;: "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

6. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article;: "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

7. designed to deceive;: "a suitcase with a false bottom"

8. inaccurate in pitch;: "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"

9. adopted in order to deceive;: "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

10. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful;: "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"

考试真题

And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from false memories.

There are many false notions about it.

And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from "false memories".

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

It IS a false assumption that lessons should be made easier to learn.

But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false.

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment.

But some observers are skeptical, “There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing,” says Trey Duster, a New York University sociologist.

It assumes, falsely, I think, that the economic parts of the biotic clock will function without the uneconomic parts.

"There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing," says Trey Duster, a New York University sociologist.

实用场景例句

I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.: 我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。

Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts.: 看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。

In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.: 70年代初我戴假睫毛，这在当时是时尚。

I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.: 我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。

It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.: 在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。

One false move and I knew Sarah would be dead.: 我知道萨拉一失足就会没命了。

He knew one false move would end in death.: 他明白稍有差池就会被置于死地。

The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.: 这个节目看起来矫揉造作，而其中的人物还自我感觉良好。

He was convicted of filing false income tax returns.: 他因为在纳税申报表上作假而被定罪。

Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents.: 埃文斯正试图取得一本假护照和其他证件。

Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return.: 我们被一种虚假的安全感所麻痹，急切地等着他们回来。

A cheap bed can be a false economy.: 便宜的床看似省钱，其实可能不然。

"He's false, a phoney," Harry muttered.: “他是冒充的，是个骗子，”哈里咕哝道。

The patient was registered under a false name.: 那位患者挂号时用了假名。

"Thank you," she said with false enthusiasm.: “谢谢你，”她假装热情地说。

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