phony
/ˈfəʊni/ (bre, ipa) · [fˈoni] /ˈfəʊni/ (ame, ipa) · [fˈoni] /ˈfō-nē/ (ame, mw)
phony — 形容詞
- phonypositive
- phoniercomparative
- phoniestsuperlative
1. showing feelings, praise, or friendliness that the person does not truly have
假惺惺
感情或態度不真誠
showing feelings, praise, or friendliness that the person does not truly have
Lena gave the coach a phony smile after losing her spot.
Lena 丟掉名額後，朝教練擠出一個假惺惺的笑容。
phony smile
At dinner, Uncle Ray sounded phony when he praised everyone's cooking.
晚餐時，Uncle Ray 稱讚大家的菜時聽起來很假惺惺。
sound phony
The clerk's warm voice felt phony once the extra fees appeared.
那名店員熱情的聲音在額外費用出現後，顯得很不真誠。
Even Marco's late apology seemed phony to Julia after the lie.
Marco 說謊後才送來的道歉，在 Julia 看來很假惺惺。
文法句型
phony smile
sound phony
seem phony
用法筆記
Often used after linking verbs like seem, sound, and feel, or before nouns such as smile, apology, and friendliness. Distinguish from adjective sense 2: here the focus is on a person's feelings or behavior, not on whether an object or claim is fake.
常見錯誤
2. made or shown as if it were real, true, or official although it is not
假的；冒牌
假裝是真的來騙人
made or shown as if it were real, true, or official although it is not
The police found phony passports inside a blue suitcase.
警方在一只藍色行李箱裡找到冒牌護照。
phony + document noun
That website used a phony address and a stolen company logo.
那個網站用了假的地址和偷來的公司商標。
phony address
On the train, Mia showed a phony student card to save money.
Mia 在火車上拿出假的學生證，想省點錢。
The email looked phony because the bank name was spelled wrong.
那封電子郵件看起來很假，因為銀行名稱拼錯了。
- fake
the broad everyday word for something not real
- bogus
informal and often suggests something dishonest or worthless
- counterfeit
used especially for copied money, goods, or documents
- false
more neutral and common for facts, claims, or reports
- genuine
really what it appears or claims to be
- authentic
often used for real documents, goods, or works
- legitimate
stresses legal or official truth
文法句型
phony ID
phony website
look phony
用法筆記
Common before nouns like ID, address, website, email, or passport, and after linking verbs when judging something suspicious. Distinguish from adjective sense 1: this sense is about whether something is false or counterfeit, not whether a person's feelings are sincere.
常見錯誤
phony — 名詞
1. someone who gives other people a false picture of who they are or what they beli
冒牌貨
靠假形象騙人的人
someone who gives other people a false picture of who they are or what they believe
After two interviews, the voters decided the candidate was a phony.
經過兩次訪談後，選民認定那名候選人是個冒牌貨。
be a phony
Everyone laughed at first, but the doctor on TV was a phony.
大家一開始都笑了，但電視上的那個醫生其實是個冒牌貨。
By spring, Carla knew the friendly investor was just a phony.
到了春天，Carla 已經知道那位友善的投資人根本是個冒牌貨。
The magazine exposed three phonies who sold fake health advice online.
那本雜誌揭穿了三個在網路上兜售不實健康建議的騙子。
文法句型
be a phony
call someone a phony
用法筆記
Usually follows be or call someone, and often judges a person's whole public image rather than one single lie. It can overlap with hypocrite, but phony is broader and also covers people pretending to have skill, success, or kindness.
常見錯誤
phony — 動詞
- phonypresent simple I / you / we / they
- phonies3rd person singular
- phonying-ing form
- phoniedpast simple
1. to make papers, numbers, or other records look real by changing them dishonestly
造假
把資料或文件弄成假的
to make papers, numbers, or other records look real by changing them dishonestly
The bookkeeper phonied the sales records before the tax visit.
那名簿記員在查稅前，把銷售紀錄造假了。
phony + records
Someone had phonied the team list with three made-up names.
有人把隊員名單造假，塞進三個編出來的名字。
phony + list
To hide the loss, the manager phonied last month's numbers.
為了掩飾損失，經理把上個月的數字造假。
During the audit, inspectors found that staff had phonied several receipts.
稽核時，檢查人員發現員工把好幾張收據都造假了。
- verify
to check that records or facts are true
- authenticate
to prove that a document or object is real
文法句型
phony the records
phony the numbers
用法筆記
Rare and informal. The object is usually numbers, papers, lists, or records, and many speakers would choose fake, forge, or falsify instead in ordinary writing.