phoney

🇺🇸 /ˈfəʊni/ 🇬🇧 /ˈfəʊni/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
adjective
R

Something that is fake or pretend, meant to deceive others.

The detective quickly discovered that the documents were phoney.

偵探很快就發現那些文件是假的。

noun
R

A person who is dishonest or pretends to be someone they are not.

The businessman was a phoney, always making false promises to his clients.

這位商人是個騙子,總是對他的客戶做出虛假承諾。

translation

adj. 假的
n. 騙子

詞形變化

Comparative phonier
Superlative phoniest
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