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verisimilitude of sth
verisimilitude 为不可数名词，常与 of 连用，表示某事物具有的真实感。
The verisimilitude of the film's battle scenes impressed the critics.
这部电影战斗场面的逼真给评论家留下了深刻印象。
逼真；貌似真实；似真
verisimilitudes — plural of verisimilitude
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逼真；貌似真实；似真
the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
The verisimilitude of the film's battle scenes impressed the critics.
这部电影战斗场面的逼真给评论家留下了深刻印象。
看似真实、逼真的特性
The property of seeming true, of resembling reality; resemblance to reality.
看似真实的陈述
A statement which merely appears to be true.
遵循自身规则的一致性
Faithfulness to its own rules; internal cohesion.
The novel's detailed descriptions add verisimilitude to its fictional city.
小说中细致的描写为那座虚构的城市增添了逼真感。
She told the story with such verisimilitude that everyone believed her.
她讲故事讲得如此逼真，大家都相信了她。
The director used documentary-style filming to give the drama greater verisimilitude.
导演采用纪录片式的拍摄手法，让这部戏剧显得更加逼真。
verisimilitude 为不可数名词，常与 of 连用，表示某事物具有的真实感。
The verisimilitude of the film's battle scenes impressed the critics.
这部电影战斗场面的逼真给评论家留下了深刻印象。
with verisimilitude 作状语，表示‘以逼真的方式’。
The novel describes the war with great verisimilitude.
这部小说极其逼真地描写了那场战争。
lend verisimilitude to sth 是常用搭配，意为‘使某事物显得真实’。
The informal interviews lend verisimilitude to the documentary.
非正式访谈让这部纪录片显得真实可信。
Not this
This story is very verisimilitude.
Use this
This story has great verisimilitude.
verisimilitude 是名词，不是形容词，不能直接作 be 动词的表语；表示“很逼真”应说 has great verisimilitude，或用形容词 realistic。
Not this
The actor's performance has great similarity.
Use this
The actor's performance has great verisimilitude.
表达“表演逼真、像真的一样”应用 verisimilitude；similarity 只表示“相似”，单独说 has great similarity 意思含混，不表示“逼真”。
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真实感；逼真感
The film's sense of verisimilitude comes from its detailed period costumes.
这部电影的真实感来自其细致的时代服装。
给……增添真实感；使……显得真实
The director used real locations to lend verisimilitude to the story.
导演使用真实外景来给这个故事增添真实感。
历史逼真度；史实感
The novel strives for historical verisimilitude in every chapter.
这部小说在每一章都力求历史逼真度。
表面的逼真；表面真实性
The story has only surface verisimilitude and no real depth.
这个故事只有表面的逼真，没有真正的深度。
……的真实性；……的貌似真实
The verisimilitude of the courtroom scene was startling.
法庭场景的逼真程度令人震惊。
Use verisimilitudes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 veri + simil + itude：veri 联想 verify（核实），simil 联想 similar（相似）——核实过的相似等于逼真。仅作助记，非词源。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学评论、学术写作、正式演讲 verisimilitude 是正式、书面的用词，多用于文学艺术评论、学术或哲学讨论中，日常口语较少出现。指事物或叙述显得真实、貌似可信；更口语化时可考虑 realism 等说法。
这些词都以 -itude 结尾，但只有 similitude 与 verisimilitude 押韵（重音都在 -mil- 音节，后面读音相同）；attitude、latitude、longitude、multitude、gratitude 只是拼写相近的“形近词”，重音和元音都不同。
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