falsehood

[US]/ˈfɔːlshʊd/
[UK]/ˈfɔːlshʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 谎言;假话;虚假
Word Forms

Example Sentences

His story was replete with falsehood.

他的报导充满了虚伪。

the truth or falsehood of the many legends which surround her.

关于她的诸多虚虚实实的传闻。

Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

谎言似荨麻,玩弄会刺手。

Since he did not want to hurt his brother's feelings, he told a falsehood and said he didn 't know.

由于他不想使他弟弟伤心, 就撒个谎, 说他不知道。

distinguish truth from falsehood

辨别真伪

Real-world Examples

How could such a gross falsehood have arisen?

这么一个乱糟糟的传闻是怎么出来的?

Source: Returning Home

Some of these myths are just exaggerations of actual facts, while others are downright falsehoods.

有些神话只是对事实的夸大,而另一些则是彻头彻尾的谎言。

Source: Psychology Mini Class

Social media is a major driver in the spread of falsehoods.

社交媒体对传播这些错误信息起着主要的推波助澜的作用。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

It calls on AI developers to build into their systems tools to prevent such falsehoods.

它要求人工智能开发人员将防止此类谎言的工具内置到他们的系统中。

Source: VOA Special August 2023 Collection

A police statement said the report contained blatant falsehoods. Reporting from Lagos, here is Will Ross.

警方声明称这份报告非常荒诞,全是谎言。威尔·罗斯在拉各斯报道。

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

Marsh was ill-tempered and had a knack for debunking falsehoods.

马许的脾气很糟,很善于揭发谎言。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Let's drown some booze-fueled falsehoods and see what we remember in the morning.

就让我们一起拆穿这些酒会谎言,同时看看到早上我们还会记得什么。

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Meghan Markle accuses the royal family of perpetuating falsehoods about her and prince Harry.

梅根·马克尔指责英国王室长期编造有关她和哈里王子的谎言。

Source: BBC World Headlines

But with its popularity comes a lot of misunderstandings and falsehoods that get spread around.

但在酒精的流行背后各式各样的误解和谎言也流传开来了。

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

Merriam-Webster said English has many ways to say " lies, " including falsehood, untruth, and disinformation.

韦氏词典表示,英语中有很多表达“谎言”的方式,其中包括falsehood、untruth和disinformation。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

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