Veritable



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 确实的, 名副其实的
• ［英］ adj. 确实的, 名副其实的 ( real and genuine)
• ［类］ 反义词: specious ( 似是而非的)
• ［例］ a veritable villain

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from verité
• Date: 15th century
• being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary — often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor<a veritable mountain of references>
• ? veritableness noun
• ? veritably adverb

---