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wrong; not correct or true 錯誤的；不正確的；不真實的 A whale is a fish. True or false? 鲸魚是魚，對還是錯？ Predictions of an early improvement in the housing market proved false. 認爲房屋市場很快就好轉的預測結果證明是錯誤的。 She gave false information to the insurance company. 她向保險公司提供了不真實的資料。 He used a false name to get the job. 他用假名得到了這份工作。 His career was ruined by false accusations. 他的事業被虛假的指控毀了。 The allegations are completely false. 這些指控完全是假的。 This claim is simply false. 這一說法是完全錯誤的。 The law can punish knowingly false statements. 這項法律可對故意作出的虛假陳述施加懲罰。
Extra ExamplesLagos is the capital of Nigeria. True or false? 拉各斯是尼日利亞的首都，對還是錯？ The gossip about her later proved to be entirely false. 後來證明有關她的傳言都是假的。 Their claim was patently false. 他們說的顯然是不實之詞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- prove
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- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
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- true or false
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not natural 非天生的；人造的；假的 false teeth/eyelashes 假牙；假睫毛 a false beard 假胡子
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not real or what somebody claims it is, but made to look real to cheat people 假的；僞造的 He had been travelling with a false passport. 他一直用假護照旅行。 The case had a false bottom where documents or even a small radio could be hidden. 那箱子有個假底，裏面能夠藏文件，甚至藏個小收音機。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- prove
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- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
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- true or false
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wrong or not accurate, because it is based on something that is not true or correct 錯誤的 a false argument/assumption/belief 錯誤的論據／假設／信念 to give a false impression of wealth 給人以富有的錯覺 to lull somebody into a false sense of security (= make somebody feel safe when they are really in danger) 哄某人産生虛假的安全感 They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture. 他們並不想讓人心存奢望，但是他們相信她的丈夫已逃脫追捕。 Buying a cheap computer is a false economy (= will not actually save you money). 買廉價計算機看似省錢，但其實並不劃算。 If you don't do the test right, it can lead to false positives. 如果測試做得不對，會導致誤報。
Extra ExamplesWe had been lulled into a false sense of security. 我們受到麻痹，産生了虛假的安全感。 The couple had given the false impression of a blissfully happy marriage. 這對夫婦給人一種幸福婚姻的假象。 His argument is based on the false assumption that all women want children. 他的論點是基於所有女人都想要孩子的錯誤假設。 I don't want to raise any false hopes, but I think he's still alive. 我並不想讓人心存奢望，但是我相信他還活着。 Those who were thought to hold false beliefs were persecuted. 那些被認爲持有錯誤信仰的人受到了迫害。
(of people’s behaviour 人的行爲 not real or sincere 表裏不一的；不真誠的 Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Helen's voice sounded slightly false. 海倫的聲音聽上去稍有些造作。 She managed a horribly false smile. 她擠出一臉的假笑。 She gave a tinkly little laugh, which sounded horribly false even to her own ears. 她發出銀鈴般的輕笑，連她自己聽着都覺得假極了。 Come on—this is no time for false modesty. 快點！這不是假謙虛的時候。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- ring
- sound
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- very
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(of people 人 not faithful 不忠實的；不忠誠的 a false lover 不忠誠的情人
not true不真實
not natural非天生
not real
wrong/not accurate
not sincere不真誠
not faithful不忠實
Word OriginOld 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’.
Idioms
by/under/on false pretences
by pretending to be something that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself 靠欺詐手段；以虛假的借口
Synonyms artificialartificial
- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
artificial flowers 假花 artificial light 人造光
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
synthetic drugs 合成藥物 shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋
- false not natural:
false teeth 假牙 a false beard 假胡子
- man-made made by people; not natural:
man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龍之類的人造纖維
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
She would never wear imitation pearls. 她絕不會戴假珍珠。
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
ring true/hollow/false