phony

英['fəʊnɪ] 美['foni]
  • adj. 假的,欺骗的
  • n. 假冒者;赝品

词态变化


复数: phonies;比较级: phonier;最高级: phoniest;

助记提示


1. fawney: a gilt ring that is passed off as a gold ring. The word is part of British thieves' jargon.
2. fawney: Slang for a ring. Derived from the feudal ritual in which supplicants and inferiors would kiss a lord's ring when 'fawning' or 'kissing up' to him.
3. fawney => phoney, phony.
4. fawney "gilt brass ring used by swindlers". => 以次充好、以假乱真。
5. 记法 1: phony音“封你”→再造假就封了你的厂子

中文词源


phony 假的

来自phoney的美式拼写。

英文词源


phony (adj.)
also phoney, "not genuine," 1899, perhaps an alteration of fawney "gilt brass ring used by swindlers."
His most successful swindle was selling "painted" or "phony" diamonds. He had a plan of taking cheap stones, and by "doctoring" them make them have a brilliant and high class appearance. His confederates would then take the diamonds to other pawnbrokers and dispose of them. ["The Jewelers Review," New York, April 5, 1899]
The noun meaning "phony person or thing" is attested from 1902.

双语例句


1. The phony glamour of night clubs soon became stale and boring.
夜总会那种虚荣的繁华不久便失去了新意而使人生厌.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He was burned by that phony stock deal.
他上了那个假股票买卖的当.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. That man is a total phony, he palms himself off as a Ph . d.
那家伙是个彻彻底底的冒牌货, 他冒称是个博士.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. New name, phony passport anal identification.
改了名, 用的是假护照,假身份证.

来自教父部分

5. It worked because it was not just a phony meet - the - people campaign.
它之所以起作用,是因为它并非只是一种虚假的和选民见面的竞选活动.

来自辞典例句