faux
/fəʊ/adjective
attrib.
1- artificial or imitative; false人造的; 仿制的; 假的:
a rope of faux pearls.
一串假珍珠。
1.1
- not genuine; fake or false假的, 伪造的; 冒充的:
their faux concern for the well-being of the voters didn't fool many
他们假装出来的对选民福利的关心骗不了多少人
as submodifier his faux-macho banter caused offence.他假装阳刚的玩笑让一些人反感。
词源
French, 'false'.