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Sham ʃæm N.虚假;V.伪装 英 N.虚假(Hypocrisy;H Oax);V.伪装(Feign 记 把shame(害臊)的e去

单词 sham
音标 [ʃæm]
解释 n.虚假;v.伪装
红宝书 【英】 n.虚假(hypocrisy;h oax);v.伪装(feign)
【记】 把shame(害臊)的e去 掉,成sham
【例】 Her illness was a sham to gain sympathy.
字源 sham (n.)
1670s, "a trick, a hoax, a fraud," also as a verb and an adjective, of uncertain origin; the words burst into use in 1677. Perhaps from sham, a northern dialectal variant of shame (n.); a derivation OED finds "not impossible." Sense of "something meant to be mistaken for something else" is from 1728. The meaning "false front" in pillow-sham (1721) is from the notion of "counterfeit." Related: Shammed; shamming; shammer. Shamateur "amateur sportsman who acts like a professional" is from 1896.
不择手段背单词 n. 虚假; 赝品; v 伪装
【记】sha傻, m妈妈: 傻妈妈买了赝品. Shame害羞去掉e, 假装害羞
【反】debunk(v 揭穿真相)-perpetuate to sham(永远的伪装); genuine(adj 真实的)
趣味全助记 【记】源自shame 羞耻,可耻;什么最可耻,造假最可耻,一次造假,别人就再也不相信你了

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