Authentic



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解释

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• adj.真正的; 法律证实的
• ［英］ adj.真正的 ( genuine, real) ; 法律证实的 ( legally attested)
• ［记］ aut ( 自己) +hent ( 得到) +ic -> 自己得到的真品 -> 真正的
• ［同］ 派生词: authenticity ( n.真实性, 可靠性)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English autentik, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut- + -hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains)
• Date: 14th century
• 1. obsolete authoritative
• 2.
  • a. worthy of acceptance or belief as conforming to or based on fact paints an authentic picture of our society
  • b. conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features an authentic reproduction of a colonial farmhouse
  • c. made or done the same way as an original authentic Mexican fare
• 3. not false or imitation ; real, actual based on authentic documentsan authentic cockney accent
• 4.
  • a. of a church mode ranging upward from the keynote — compare plagal 1
  • b. of a cadence progressing from the dominant chord to the tonic — compare plagal 2
• 5. true to one's own personality, spirit, or character
• • authentically adverb
• • authenticity noun
• Synonyms:
  • authentic, genuine, bona fide mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. authentic implies being fully trustworthy as according with fact an authentic account of the perilous journey; it can also stress painstaking or faithful imitation of an originalan authentic reproductionauthentic Vietnamese cuisine. genuine implies actual character not counterfeited, imitated, or adulteratedgenuine pietygenuine maple syrup; it also connotes definite origin from a sourcea genuine Mark Twain autograph. bona fide implies good faith and sincerity of intentiona bona fide offer for the stock.

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