sham

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  • n.
    赝品
    假冒
    骗子
    枕套
  • vt.
    假装
  • vi.
    掩饰
  • adj.
    虚假的,假装的

单词词源

sham 假象,伪装

可能来自 Proto-Germanic*skamo,遮盖,隐藏,来自 PIE*skem,遮盖,隐藏,词源同 hide,shame. 引申词义假象,伪装等。

反义词

adj.

real

双语例句

1. Both real and sham acupuncture worked better than having no treatment at all .
真实的和虚假的针刺两者都比完全没有治疗的作用要好。
2. That would look too much like a response to sham elections held last november .
这会太像是对缅甸去年11月虚假选举做出的回应。
3. Placebo injections are more effective than placebo pills , and neither is as potent as sham surgery .
安慰性注射虽然比安慰药丸有效果,但是却没有虚假手术来得见效。
4. Their biggest fear was that deaths , injuries and failures from sham treatments would undermine the case for genuine therapies .
他们最大的恐惧在于,虚假干细胞治疗所导致的死亡、伤害和失败可能会使真正的干细胞治疗蒙受不白之冤。
5. Seeing the judiciary as biased and the grievance process as a sham , they treat petitioning as a means of extortion .
既然司法系统是不公正的,上访程序是虚假的,那他们就把上访作为敲诈的手段。

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