falsehood

• n. 说谎；假话；不真实；错误的信仰

词态变化

英文词源

falsehood (n.)

c. 1300, falshede, "deceitfulness," also "a lie; that which is false," from false + -hood. Formed on the same pattern are Old Frisian falschede, Dutch valschheid, German Falschheit, Swedish falskhet. Former noun forms in English, now extinct, included falsage "wrongdoing" (late 15c.), falsdom "deceitfulness, treachery; a lie" (c. 1300), fals-lek "falsehood" (early 14c.), falsshipe "deceitfulness, dishonesty" (c. 1200).

双语例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to test the truth or falsehood of her claims

检验她陈述的真伪

来自《权威词典》

3. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.

首相发表了一项几近谎言的声明.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

谎言似荨麻,玩弄会刺手.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He spoke a falsehood.

他撒了谎.

来自《简明英汉词典》