false

false
adjective
  1. not according with truth or fact; incorrect
    与事实不符的；假的；错的，不正确的
    remnants of the reagent may give a false reading.
    残留的反应物可能导致读数出错。
    the allegations were false.
    这些指控与事实不符。
    ■not according with rules or law
    不合法的，非法的
    false imprisonment.
    非法监禁。
  2. appearing to be the thing denoted; deliberately made or meant to deceive
    貌似的；故意捏造的；伪造的；欺骗的
    check to see if the trunk has a false bottom.
    检查这大箱子，看是否有假底。
    a false passport.
    假护照。
    ■artificial
    人工的
    false eyelashes.
    假睫毛。
    ■feigned
    伪装的；做作的；虚假的
    a horribly false smile.
    假得要命的笑。
  3. illusory; not actually so
    错觉的；幻觉的；虚假的
    sunscreens give users a false sense of security.
    防晒霜让使用者产生错误的安全感。
    ■[attrib.]used in names of plants, animals, and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called, e.g. false oat, false killer whale
    ［用于动、植物及宝石名称，如false oat, false killer whale］
  4. treacherous; unfaithful
    背信弃义的；不忠的
    a false lover.
    背信弃义的情人。
常用词组
false position
  1. a situation in which one is compelled to act in a manner inconsistent with one's true nature or principles
    迫不得已的处境
play someone false
  1. deceive or cheat someone
    欺骗某人
派生
falsely
adverb
falseness
noun
falsity
noun
语源
  1. Old 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'
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