Word · Frequency #38615
phony
/ˈfoʊni/
noun
伪君子；虚伪的人
核心释义
a person who pretends to hold beliefs or opinions they do not really have, especially to hide their true feelings or motives
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伪君子
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；假货；假冒者；赝品
用法In use
Everyone thought he was a true friend, but he turned out to be a phony.
用法提示：此处 phony 作名词，指虚伪的人。
She said she loved the poem, but I could tell she was a phony.
用法提示：phony 作名词，表示外表假装喜爱却并非真心的人。
Don't trust those phonies who only pretend to care about you.
用法提示：phonies 是 phony 的复数形式，指一群虚伪的人。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a total phony
- 十足的伪君子
- He preaches honesty, but he's a total phony.他嘴上讲诚实，其实是个十足的伪君子。
- a complete phony
- 彻头彻尾的伪君子
- She pretends to care about us, but she's a complete phony.她假装关心我们，其实是个彻头彻尾的伪君子。
- call sb a phony
- 说某人是伪君子
- After he broke his promise, his friends called him a phony.他背弃诺言之后，朋友们都说他是个伪君子。
- a bit of a phony
- 有点虚伪的人
- I like the guy, but I think he's a bit of a phony.我喜欢这个人，不过我觉得他有点虚伪。
- expose a phony
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作为名词，指虚伪的人或假货，通常用于贬义。
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