phony
中文解釋
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Collocation Usage
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Adjective
phoniest, superlative; phonier, comparative;
/ˈfōnē/,
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phoniest, superlative; phonier, comparative;
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Not genuine; fraudulent
- - I thought your accent was a bit phony
Noun
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A fraudulent person or thing
Web Definitions:
- hypocrite: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
- bogus: fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
- In the broadest sense, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent.
- (The Phonies) The Phonies are a Finnish rock band formed in Ykspihlaja, Kokkola in 2002. The band's continual members are vocalist Tom Stenman, guitarist Risto Lehtomaa and bassist Pekka Hietalahti. ...
- (phonily) In a phony way, or to a phony extent
- I'm sure I knew this word prior to reading this book, but I was probably more familiar with the Scooby Doo meaning, ie, phony twenty-dollar bill, phony ghost, phony monster... reading CitR made it very, very, very clear that a person can be phony.
- adj. Related to telephones.