c. 1300, falshede, "deceitfulness," also "a lie; that which is false," from false + -hood. Formed on the same pattern are Old Frisian falschede, Dutch valschheid, German Falschheit, Swedish falskhet. Former noun forms in English, now extinct, included falsage "wrongdoing" (late 15c.), falsdom "deceitfulness, treachery; a lie" (c. 1300), fals-lek "falsehood" (early 14c.), falsshipe "deceitfulness, dishonesty" (c. 1200).
雙語例句
1. She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.
她將這一判決稱為真理對(duì)謬誤的勝利。
來自柯林斯例句
2. to test the truth or falsehood of her claims
檢驗(yàn)她陳述的真?zhèn)?/dd>
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. The Prime Minister has made a statement closely approximate to a falsehood.
首相發(fā)表了一項(xiàng)幾近謊言的聲明.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.