...with no clear knowledge of the truth or falsity of the issues involved.
不清楚有关问题的真伪
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]人造的;伪造的;假的 You use false to describe objects which are artificial but which are intended to look like the real thing or to be used instead of the real thing. 人造的;伪造的;假的
...the items she'd secreted in the false bottom of her suitcase.
她藏在手提箱底部暗格中的物品
...a set of false teeth.
一副假牙
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。
3ADJ-GRADED (人)虚伪的;(举动)装腔作势的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as false, you are criticizing them for being insincere or for hiding their real feelings. (人)虚伪的;(举动)装腔作势的 [disapproval]
She bowed her head and smiled in false modesty.
她低着头,故作谦卑地笑着。
'Thank you,' she said with false enthusiasm.
“谢谢你,”她假装热情地说。
Even to himself the geniality rang false and he came to a stop.
这种亲切的语气他自己听来都显得虚伪,于是他停了下来。
falsely
He was falsely jovial, with his booming, mirthless laugh.
1not true, genuine or real虛假VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look, prove, sound不真實;看上去不真實;證明不真實;聽着好像不真實ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly絕對/完全/全部/相當/非常/全然不真實◇The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false.後來證明有關她的傳言都是假的。➤simply完全錯誤◇This claim is simply false.這一說法是完全錯誤的。➤certainly肯定不真實▸➤blatantly, clearly, demonstrably, obviously, patently露骨地/明顯/明擺着/顯而易見/顯然不真實◇Their claim was patently false.他們說的顯然是不實之詞。➤knowingly故意錯誤◇The law can punish knowingly false statements.這項法律可對故意作出的虛假陳述施加懲罰。PHRASES➤true or false對還是錯◇Lagos is the capital of Nigeria. True or false?拉各斯是尼日利亞的首都,對還是錯?false
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2not showing your true feelings虛偽VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, ring, sound虛偽;令人覺得虛偽;聽起來不誠實◇Ella's enthusiasm rang false.埃拉的熱情讓人覺得虛偽。ADVERB➤very非常不真誠➤slightly稍有些虛假◇Helen's voice sounded slightly false.海倫的聲音聽上去稍有些造作。
false ♦︎ hollow ♦︎ insincereThese words all describe people saying or doing things that they do not really mean or believe.这些词均表示表里不一的、不真诚的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆false / hollow / insincere words◆a false / a hollow / an insincere smile◆a false / hollow promise◆to look / sound / ring false / hollow◆completely / totally false / insincere■falsesaying or doing sth that you do not really mean or believe表里不一的;不真诚的◆Come on-this is no time for false modesty.快点!这不是假谦虚的时候。◆She gave a tinkly little laugh, which sounded horribly false even to her own ears.她发出银铃般的轻笑,连她自己听着都觉得假极了。ⓘ False is often used to describe people trying to appear more interesting, pleasant or important than they really are. * false常表示人尽量显得比真实的自己更有趣味、更友善或更重要。■hollow [usually before noun] false表里不一的;不真诚的◆He gave a hollow laugh.他干笑了一声。◆Their appeal for an end to the violence had a hollow ring(= quality)to it.他们呼吁停止使用暴力,但并无诚意。ⓘ A hollowlaugh or voice sounds sad or angry rather than happy or sincere. Hollowpromises, threats or words are about things that will not really happen. Something that has a hollow ring to it, or that rings hollow, does not seem sincere or real. * hollow修饰laugh或voice时指笑声或说话声听起来悲伤或愤怒,而非快乐或真诚;修饰promise、threat或word时指承诺、威胁或言辞虚张声势,不会真的落实。短语have a hollow ring to it和ring hollow表示看来不真诚、没有诚意。■insincere (ratherformal) false表里不一的;不真诚的◆She gave him one of her insincere smiles.她对他虚情假意地微笑了一下。ⓘ Insincere is often used to describe people trying to appear kinder or more moral or religious than they really are, especially in order to help their careers, for example in politics or television. * insincere常表示人尽量显得比真实的自己更友善、更有道德或更虔诚,尤以促进自己在政界或电视界等职业领域的发展为目的。OPPsincere ⇨ deep1, sincere ⇨ honest