authenticity

/ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌɔːθenˈtɪsəti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌȯ-ˌthen-ˈti-sə-tē -thən-/ (ame, mw)

authenticity — noun

1. the fact that something is genuinely what people say it is, rather than a copy,

1.名詞C1
釋義

the fact that something is genuinely what people say it is, rather than a copy, a fake, or a pretence.

例句

Dr. Nia used a small chemical test to confirm the authenticity of the gold coin.

authenticity of + concrete object

Critics praised the young singer for the raw emotional authenticity of her debut album.

emotional authenticity of + creative work

同義詞
  • genuineness

    close synonym, slightly less formal; often used for personal qualities like sincerity

  • validity

    focuses on something being legally or logically acceptable, not on whether it is real

  • realness

    informal; usually used about feelings or personal style rather than objects

反義詞
  • fakeness

    informal opposite, often used about people or behaviour

  • falsity

    more formal; the quality of being untrue, especially about claims or statements

文法句型

authenticity of [noun]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and frequently appears in the fixed pattern 'the authenticity of [something]'. The 'something' is usually an object whose origin can be tested — for example a painting actually being painted by Van Gogh, or a coin coming from a known mint — or a quality that can be felt, such as a person's emotions actually being experienced rather than performed.

常見錯誤

❌She showed many authenticities in her speech.
✅She showed great authenticity in her speech.
💡uncountable; do not pluralise or use with 'a'.
❌The expert proved the authenticity for the painting.
✅The expert proved the authenticity of the painting.
💡the fixed preposition is 'of', not 'for'.