a lie or false statement (often used euphemistically) (婉)谎言,谎话 they go off and tell untruths about organizations for which they worked. 他们离开后说了些关于原单位的假话。 ■[mass noun]the quality of being false 虚假,虚妄
语源
Old English untrēowe 'unfaithfulness' (see un-, truth)