false ♦︎ hollow ♦︎ insincereThese words all describe people saying or doing things that they do not really mean or believe.這些詞均表示表裏不一的、不真誠的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆false / hollow / insincere words◆a false / a hollow / an insincere smile◆a false / hollow promise◆to look / sound / ring false / hollow◆completely / totally false / insincere■falsesaying or doing sth that you do not really mean or believe表裏不一的;不真誠的◆Come on-this is no time for false modesty.快點!這不是假謙虛的時候。◆She gave a tinkly little laugh, which sounded horribly false even to her own ears.她發出銀鈴般的輕笑,連她自己聽着都覺得假極了。ⓘ False is often used to describe people trying to appear more interesting, pleasant or important than they really are. * false常表示人盡量顯得比真實的自己更有趣味、更友善或更重要。■hollow [usually before noun] false表裏不一的;不真誠的◆He gave a hollow laugh.他幹笑了一聲。◆Their appeal for an end to the violence had a hollow ring(= quality)to it.他們呼籲停止使用暴力,但並無誠意。ⓘ A hollowlaugh or voice sounds sad or angry rather than happy or sincere. Hollowpromises, threats or words are about things that will not really happen. Something that has a hollow ring to it, or that rings hollow, does not seem sincere or real. * hollow修飾laugh或voice時指笑聲或說話聲聽起來悲傷或憤怒,而非快樂或真誠;修飾promise、threat或word時指承諾、威脅或言辭虛張聲勢,不會真的落實。短語have a hollow ring to it和ring hollow表示看來不真誠、沒有誠意。■insincere (ratherformal) false表裏不一的;不真誠的◆She gave him one of her insincere smiles.她對他虛情假意地微笑了一下。ⓘ Insincere is often used to describe people trying to appear kinder or more moral or religious than they really are, especially in order to help their careers, for example in politics or television. * insincere常表示人盡量顯得比真實的自己更友善、更有道德或更虔誠,尤以促進自己在政界或電視界等職業領域的發展爲目的。OPPsincere ⇨ deep1, sincere ⇨ honest
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