Word · Frequency #38615
phony
/ˈfoʊni/
noun
伪君子；虚伪的人
a person who pretends to hold beliefs or opinions they do not really have, especially to hide their true feelings or motives
- 1.
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
伪君子
伪君子；假货；假冒者；赝品
In use
Everyone thought he was a true friend, but he turned out to be a phony.
She said she loved the poem, but I could tell she was a phony.
Don't trust those phonies who only pretend to care about you.
be a phony
He is a phony who pretends to care about the environment.
他是一个假装关心环境的伪君子。
call someone a phony
They called him a phony after finding out the truth.
他们发现真相后称他为骗子。
expose someone as a phony
The journalist exposed the politician as a phony.
记者揭露了这位政治家是个虚伪的人。
Common mistakes
He is phony.He is a phony.
当“phony”作名词表示“虚伪的人”时，是可数名词单数，需要加冠词“a”。
They are all phony.They are all phonies.
当“phony”作名词表示复数概念时，应使用复数形式“phonies”。
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Confusing words
Learner notes
Grammar Note
作为名词，指虚伪的人或假货，通常用于贬义。
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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