false
/fɔːls/adjective
1
- not according with truth or fact; incorrect与事实不符的, 不真实的, 假的; 错的, 不正确的：
remnants of the reagent may give a false reading
残留的试剂可能导致读数差错
the allegations were false.
这些指控与事实不符。
1.1
- not according with rules or law不符合规定的; 不合法的, 非法的：
false imprisonment.
非法监禁。
2
- appearing to be the thing denoted; deliberately made or meant to deceive貌似的; 假冒的, 冒充的; 伪造的; 欺骗性的, 骗人的：
check to see if the trunk has a false bottom
检查一下这个大箱子, 看看是否有假底板
a false passport.
假护照。
2.1
- artificial人造的, 人工的：
false eyelashes.
假睫毛。
2.2
- feigned假装的, 佯装的：
a horribly false smile.
令人厌恶的装腔作势的笑。
3
- illusory; not actually so幻觉的; 实际上并非如此的：
sunscreens give users a false sense of security.
防晒霜能让使用者产生错误的安全感。
3.1
- attrib. used in names of plants, animals, and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called, e.g.false oat, false killer whale.用于动、植物及宝石名称, 如false oat, false killer whale表示“外表上与…相似的”。
4
- treacherous; unfaithful背信弃义的; 不忠的：
a false lover.
一个不忠实的情人。
短语
false position
- a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one's true nature or principles被迫做出违心事的处境。
play someone false
- deceive or cheat someone欺骗某人。
派生词
falsely
adverbfalseness
nounfalsity
noun词源
Old English fals 'fraud, deceit', from Latin falsum 'fraud', neuter past participle of fallere 'deceive'; reinforced or re-formed in Middle English from Old French fals, faus 'false'.