Word · Frequency #18965
falsehood
谎言；假话
a false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie
- 1.
The property of being false.
- 2.
a false statement
虚假陈述
- 3.
A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
- 4.
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
通过欺诈性更改(文件或措施等)或伪造使某物变假的行为
虚假；谬误；伪造；篡改；虚假陈述；通过欺诈性更改(文件或措施等)或伪造使某物变假的行为；谎言
In use
Spreading a falsehood can damage someone's reputation.
The politician's speech was full of falsehoods.
He admitted that his earlier statement was a falsehood.
a falsehood
falsehood 作为可数名词，常与不定冠词连用。
He was caught in a falsehood during the interview.
他在面试中被发现说了谎言。
tell a falsehood
动词 tell 常与 falsehood 搭配，表示‘说谎’。
She told a falsehood to avoid punishment.
她为了逃避惩罚说了谎。
spread falsehoods
复数形式 falsehoods 常与 spread 连用，指散布多个谎言。
The politician spread falsehoods about his opponent.
Connections
Collocations
- tell a falsehood
- 说假话；撒谎
- He told a falsehood about where he had been last night.他对自己昨晚去了哪里撒了谎。
- spread falsehoods
- 散布谎言；传播虚假信息
- They spread falsehoods about their competitors to gain an advantage.他们散布关于竞争对手的虚假信息以获取优势。
- barefaced falsehood
- 厚颜无耻的谎言
- His denial was a barefaced falsehood that fooled no one.他的否认是厚颜无耻的谎言，没有人会相信。
- truth and falsehood
- 真实与虚假；真伪
- The judge must decide between truth and falsehood in the case.法官必须对案件中的真伪作出判断。
- deliberate falsehood
- 蓄意的虚假陈述；故意谎言
- The article contains a deliberate falsehood about the company's finances.这篇文章包含一处关于公司财务状况的蓄意虚假陈述。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：false（假）+ hood（兜帽）→ 戴兜帽遮脸说假话，即 falsehood（谎言）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary texts、legal documents falsehood 多用于正式或书面语境，可表示“谎言/假话”或“虚假”，也可在法律语境中指“伪造、篡改”。日常口语中更常用 lie 或 not true。
Pronunciation & Spelling
falsehood /ˈfælsˌhʊd/ 词尾为 -hood，读作 /hʊd/。childhood、neighborhood、livelihood、boyhood 拼写和读音都含 -hood /hʊd/；would /wʊd/ 和 good /ɡʊd/ 与 /hʊd/ 押韵，但没有 -hood。注意 false /fɔːls/、falsify /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/ 等与 falsehood 拼写相关，但读音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.