verisimilitude

/ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/ (bre, ipa) · [vˌɛrəsəmˈɪlətˌud] /ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/ (ame, ipa) · [vˌɛrəsəmˈɪlətˌud] /ˌver-ə-sə-ˈmi-lə-ˌtüd How to pronounce verisimilitude (audio) -ˌtyüd/ (ame, mw)

verisimilitude — noun

1. the convincing effect that makes a story, scene, or explanation feel as if it co

1.名詞C2
釋義

the convincing effect that makes a story, scene, or explanation feel as if it could really be true.

例句

The cracked cups and faded wallpaper gave the stage set real verisimilitude.

give verisimilitude to a setting

Isabela admired the play's verisimilitude, from the street noise to the worn shoes.

同義詞
  • plausibility

    often focuses more on whether an idea or event seems logically possible

  • realism

    can describe a broader lifelike quality or an artistic movement, not just this effect

  • authenticity

    more strongly suggests something is genuinely real, not only convincing

反義詞

文法句型

verisimilitude of + noun phrase

lend/add verisimilitude to + noun phrase

a sense of verisimilitude

用法筆記

Most often used in formal discussion of fiction, theatre, film, and historical writing. Common with verbs such as add, lend, create, and maintain, and often followed by of or to.

常見錯誤

❌The novel's verisimilitude proves the events happened exactly that way.
✅The novel's verisimilitude makes the events feel believable, even if they are invented.
💡verisimilitude is an effect of seeming true, not proof that something really happened.