Sham



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.虚假; v.伪装
• ［英］ n.虚假 ( hypocrisy;hoax) ; v.伪装 ( feign)
• ［记］ 把shame ( 害臊) 的e去掉, 成sham
• ［例］ Her illness was a sham to gain sympathy.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: perhaps from English dialect sham shame, alteration of English shame
• Date: 1677
• 1. a trick that deludes ; hoax <feared that the deal was a sham>
• 2. cheap falseness ; hypocrisy <saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant — Oscar Wilde>
• 3. an ornamental covering for a pillow
• 4. an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine
• 5. a person who shams
• Synonyms: see imposture

II. adjective

• Date: 1681
• 1. not genuine ; false, feigned
• 2. having such poor quality as to seem false

III. verb (shammed; shamming)

• Date: 1739
• transitive verb
  • to go through the external motions necessary to counterfeit
• intransitive verb
  • to act intentionally so as to give a false impression ; feign
• Synonyms: see assume
• ? shammer noun

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