make-believe

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not. childish,sometimes,uncountable
    — Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying
  2. The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are. childish,sometimes,uncountable
  3. Something imaginary. childish,countable,sometimes
    — ‘You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Marjorie Lindon, to even think such nonsense. Are you all nerves and morbid imaginings,—you who have prided yourself on being so strong-minded! A pretty sort you are to do battle for anyone.—Why, they’re only make-believes!’
形容词 adj.
  1. Imaginary; not real; pretend. childish,sometimes
    — He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.

词形变化

make-believes plural makebelieve alternative make believe alternative makebelieve alternative make believe alternative

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English make believedeverb.
English make-believe
Deverbal from make believe.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English make believedeverb.
English make-believe
Deverbal from make believe.
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