falsehood

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

Translation

n. 謊言;假話;虛假
Word Forms

Example Sentences

His story was replete with falsehood.

他的報導充滿了虛僞。

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

關於她的諸多虛虛實實的傳聞。

Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.

謊言似蕁麻,玩弄會刺手。

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

由於他不想使他弟弟傷心, 就撒個謊, 說他不知道。

distinguish truth from falsehood

辨別真僞

Real-world Examples

How could such a gross falsehood have arisen?

這麼一個亂糟糟的傳聞是怎麼出來的?

Source: Returning Home

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

有些神話只是對事實的誇大,而另一些則是徹頭徹尾的謊言。

Source: Psychology Mini Class

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

社交媒體對傳播這些錯誤信息起着主要的推波助瀾的作用。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

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

它要求人工智能開發人員將防止此類謊言的工具內置到他們的系統中。

Source: VOA Special August 2023 Collection

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

警方聲明稱這份報告非常荒誕,全是謊言。威爾·羅斯在拉各斯報道。

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

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

馬許的脾氣很糟,很善於揭發謊言。

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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

就讓我們一起拆穿這些酒會謊言,同時看看到早上我們還會記得什麼。

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

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

梅根·馬克爾指責英國王室長期編造有關她和哈里王子的謊言。

Source: BBC World Headlines

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

但在酒精的流行背後各式各樣的誤解和謊言也流傳開來了。

Source: Learn English with Matthew.

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

韋氏詞典表示,英語中有很多表達“謊言”的方式,其中包括falsehood、untruth和disinformation。

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

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