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Falsehood Lie Truth Telling Small 英 Fɔːlshʊd] 美 Fɔːlshʊd

英语单词 falsehood
英美音标 英 ['fɔːlshʊd] 美 ['fɔːlshʊd]
中文释义 n.谎言;虚假
英语例句 (1) Falsehood is the jockey of misfortune.
(2) One falsehood spoils a thousand truths.
(3) I am greased with falsehood and treachery.
(4) It is sometimes difficult to disentangle truth from falsehood.
中文例句 (1) 谎言是灾祸的骑师。
(2) 一个谎言毁坏千条真理。
(3) 我全身都涂满了虚假和不忠实的润滑油。
(4) 从虚假中解开事实有时是困难的。
vocabulary简明 A falsehood is a lie. If your mom has an uncanny knack for knowing when you're telling a falsehood, it means she always knows when you're stretching the truth.
vocabulary扩展 The noun falsehood is a slightly fancy or old-fashioned way of saying "lie." It's hard to ever completely trust a friend again once he's told you a falsehood, although sometimes people tell small falsehoods simply to make others feel better. Telling your aunt her pink hair looks fine is a small falsehood, while lying about your grades on a college application is a pretty big falsehood. The Latin root is falsus, "deceived or erroneous."
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚伪性;虚假性;谬误 Falsehood is the quality or fact of being untrue or of being a lie.
  • She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.

    她将这一判决称为真理对谬误的胜利。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]谎言 A falsehood is a lie.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him.

    他指责他们故意散布有关他的谎言。

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