false

• adj. 错误的；虚伪的；伪造的
• adv. 欺诈地

来自拉丁语falsus,虚假，欺骗，词源同fail, fault.

1. not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality;

"gave false testimony under oath"

"false tales of bravery"

2. arising from error;

"a false assumption"

"a mistaken view of the situation"

3. erroneous and usually accidental;

"a false start"

"a false alarm"

4. deliberately deceptive;

"hollow (or false) promises"

"false pretenses"

5. inappropriate to reality or facts;

"delusive faith in a wonder drug"

"delusive expectations"

"false hopes"

6. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article;

"it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"

"faux pearls"

"false teeth"

"decorated with imitation palm leaves"

"a purse of simulated alligator hide"

7. designed to deceive;

"a suitcase with a false bottom"

8. inaccurate in pitch;

"a false (or sour) note"

"her singing was off key"

9. adopted in order to deceive;

"an assumed name"

"an assumed cheerfulness"

"a fictitious address"

"fictive sympathy"

"a pretended interest"

"a put-on childish voice"

"sham modesty"

10. (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful;

"a false friend"

"when lovers prove untrue"

false

false: [OE] False appears originally to have been borrowed directly from Latin falsus at the end of the 10th century, but without making much of an impression. It was only in the 12th century that it began being used with any frequency, probably as the result of an extra impetus given by reborrowing it via Old French fals. The word’s ultimate source was the Latin verb fallere ‘deceive’, from which English also gets fail, fallacy, fallible, and fault.
=> fail, fallacy, fallible, fault

false (adj.)

late Old English, "intentionally untrue, lying," of religion, "not of the true faith, not in accord with Christian doctrines," from Old French fals, faus "false, fake; incorrect, mistaken; treacherous, deceitful" (12c., Modern French faux), from Latin falsus "deceptive, feigned, deceitful, pretend," also "deceived, erroneous, mistaken," past participle of fallere "deceive, disappoint," which is of uncertain origin (see fail (v.)).

Adopted into other Germanic languages (cognates: German falsch, Dutch valsch, Old Frisian falsk, Danish falsk), though English is the only one in which the active sense of "deceitful" (a secondary sense in Latin) has predominated. From c. 1200 as "deceitful, disloyal, treacherous; not genuine;" from early 14c. as "contrary to fact or reason, erroneous, wrong." False alarm recorded from 1570s. False step (1700) translates French faux pas. To bear false witness is attested from mid-13c.

artificial, false, synthetic, man-made

这些形容词均有"人造的，非自然的"之意。

artificial：指模仿天然材料由人工制造的东西，侧重真伪对比。

false：指因缺失而补上的替代物，有时也指伪装的。

synthetic与artificial近义，但前者强调通过化学作用或化学处理把几种物质复制成与原材料截然不同的新产品。

man-made：指完全用人工制造，不含仿造和真伪对比的意味。

fake, false

这两个形容词都含有"假的"之意。

fake： 指某物不是真的。

false： 指说明某物与真的相像，强调看上去像真的，不一定用作冒充、谎骗。

And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from false memories.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

There are many false notions about it.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from "false memories".

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product claims.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It IS a false assumption that lessons should be made easier to learn.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

But the idea that institutions or their students must decide between humanities and science is false.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

David Mallen, associate director of the Council of Better Business Bureau, said in the last two years the organization had seen an increase in the number of claims companies were bringing against each other for false or misleading environmental product cl

2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

False fire alarms are illegal and may lead to imprisonment.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

But some observers are skeptical, “There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing,” says Trey Duster, a New York University sociologist.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

It assumes, falsely, I think, that the economic parts of the biotic clock will function without the uneconomic parts.

出自-2010年考研翻译原文

"There is a kind of false precision being hawked by people claiming they are doing ancestry testing," says Trey Duster, a New York University sociologist.

2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.

我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。

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Look at the false police reports that omitted or misstated crucial facts.

看看这份失实的警方报告吧，它忽略或歪曲了关键的事实。

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In the early seventies I wore false eyelashes, as was the fashion.

70年代初我戴假睫毛，这在当时是时尚。

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I can't understand why folks complain about false teeth.

我就不明白，人们为什么老是抱怨假牙的问题。

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It seems a false economy to me to cut down on libraries.

在我看来，减少图书馆的数量并不是真正的节约。

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One false move and I knew Sarah would be dead.

我知道萨拉一失足就会没命了。

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He knew one false move would end in death.

他明白稍有差池就会被置于死地。

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The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.

这个节目看起来矫揉造作，而其中的人物还自我感觉良好。

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He was convicted of filing false income tax returns.

他因为在纳税申报表上作假而被定罪。

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Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents.

埃文斯正试图取得一本假护照和其他证件。

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Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return.

我们被一种虚假的安全感所麻痹，急切地等着他们回来。

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A cheap bed can be a false economy.

便宜的床看似省钱，其实可能不然。

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"He's false, a phoney," Harry muttered.

“他是冒充的，是个骗子，”哈里咕哝道。

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The patient was registered under a false name.

那位患者挂号时用了假名。

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"Thank you," she said with false enthusiasm.

“谢谢你，”她假装热情地说。

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