veritable
veritable — 形容詞
- veritablepositive
- more veritablecomparative
- most veritablesuperlative
1. placed before a noun to stress that something truly deserves the name you are gi
名副其實的
置於名詞前，強調「名副其實」而非誇大
placed before a noun to stress that something truly deserves the name you are giving it — not as an exaggeration, but because the description is accurate in a striking or impressive way
Walking through the old market, Linh entered a veritable maze of narrow alleyways.
Linh 走進舊市場，穿梭在名副其實的迷宮般狹窄小巷中。
After the rain, Talia's garden became a veritable jungle of tomato plants.
雨後，Talia 的花園成了一片名副其實的番茄叢林。
veritable + noun for dramatic emphasis
Faisal's attic turned out to be a veritable treasure chest of old photographs.
Faisal 的閣樓原來是一座名副其實的寶庫，裝滿了舊照片。
The small restaurant offered a veritable feast of grilled meats and fresh salads.
那家小餐館端出了名副其實的盛宴，有烤肉和新鮮沙拉。
Vinícius discovered the library was a veritable goldmine of historical documents.
Vinícius 發現那座圖書館是一座名副其實的歷史文獻金礦。
- genuine
lacks the dramatic, intensifying quality; 'genuine' simply means real, while 'veritable' adds emphasis
- bona fide
similar formal register, but focuses on authenticity rather than intensity of the description
- real
much more common and everyday; 'a real mess' is informal, 'a veritable disaster' is formal and literary
- so-called
implies doubt or irony about the description, whereas veritable insists the description is fully deserved
文法句型
a veritable + [dramatic or metaphorical noun]
用法筆記
Always attributive — you can say 'a veritable feast' but not 'the feast is veritable'. The noun that follows is typically a metaphor or an extreme description (maze, jungle, goldmine), not an ordinary one.