phony

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˈfoʊni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. informal
    — He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
  2. A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. informal
    — He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.
  3. Anything fraudulent or fake. informal
    — One name was a phony, but the other was the true name. The clerk remembered the man who had filed the tags since he acquired two sets of plates with different names.
动词 v.
  1. To fake. informal
形容词 adj.
  1. Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. informal
    — A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

词形变化

phonier comparative phoniest superlative phoney alternative,UK phonies plural phoney alternative,UK phonies present,singular,third-person phonying participle,present phonied participle,past phonied past phoney alternative,UK

词汇关系

反义词
authentic genuine
衍生词
Phony War phony up phoney up Phoney War

词源

词源 1
Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).
词源 2
Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).
词源 3
Of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of fawny (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).
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