Word · Frequency #15622
falsify
伪造;篡改;歪曲
To change or misrepresent something to make it false, especially in order to deceive.
- 1.
To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.
篡改(尤指为欺骗)
- 2.
To misrepresent.
歪曲;误传
- 3.
To counterfeit; to forge.
伪造;仿造
- 4.
To prove to be false.
证明......为假;证伪
- 5.
To show (an item of charge inserted in an account) to be wrong.
证明(账目中的收费项目)有误
证伪;证明…为假;证明(账目中的项目)有误;篡改(尤指为欺骗);歪曲;误传;伪造;仿造
In use
He falsifies the data to support his hypothesis.
The scientist falsified the experiment results.
They were accused of falsifying financial records.
falsify sth
及物动词,后接被伪造的事物。
He tried to falsify the records.
他试图伪造记录。
sth be falsified
被动结构,强调被伪造的对象。
The data were falsified by the researcher.
数据被研究人员篡改了。
falsify sth by doing sth
表示通过某种方式伪造。
They falsified the documents by scanning and altering them.
他们通过扫描和修改来伪造文件。
Connections
Collocations
- falsify data
- 篡改数据
- The researcher was fired for falsifying data in the clinical trial.这名研究员因在临床试验中篡改数据而被解雇。
- falsify documents
- 伪造文件
- He was arrested for falsifying official documents.他因伪造官方文件而被捕。
- falsify evidence
- 伪造证据
- The police officer falsified evidence to win a conviction.该警察为赢得定罪而伪造证据。
- falsify records
- 篡改记录
- The manager falsified sales records to meet the quarterly target.经理篡改销售记录以达到季度目标。
- falsify accounts
- 篡改账目
- The accountant was accused of falsifying the company's accounts.会计被指控篡改公司账目。
- falsify a hypothesis
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 false(假的)+ -ify(使…),falsify 就是「使成假」——篡改伪造,或证明其为假。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:legal and formal documents、academic writing、scientific discussion 该词多用于正式或学术语境,如法律文件、学术写作和科学讨论;日常口语中较少出现。表达“伪造、篡改”或“证明为假”时都带有较正式的语气。
Grammar Note
常作及物动词,也可作不及物动词
Pronunciation & Spelling
“false”和“fall”与“falsify”的开头部分 /fɔːl/ 发音相同。带 -ify 的单词与“falsify”拼写相似,且都含不重读的 /ɪfaɪ/ 结尾,但重读元音不同,因此不与“falsify”押韵(如 certify /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/、justify /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/)。注意“falsify”的重音在第一音节,读作 /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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