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单词 bona fide
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bona fide

It is almost unheard of for an English player to dodge a game without a bona fide reason.But that I had a bona fide problem?I also got to meet a bona fide, A-list film star.He was also a bona fide fan who loves fashion.Military has become a bona fide classic.American minimalism has now been around long enough to have produced its own bona fide classics.It is a genuine, bona fide export success.Was this really the stuff of bona fide pop stardom, though?Seeing as we were about to become bona fide artists at our next class, it seemed suitably decadent.That is to say, no actual bona fide member of the public has come to hear me speak.A genuine, bona fide reason all on its own for buying something else.Police ensured that only bona fide members of the press could make it on to the crescent, where the couple moved only last summer.Medal winners or not, they are genuine, bona fide role models.She lived much of her life in Egypt, where she was a bona fide superstar.There was no defence available to the daughter, such as a change of position defence or being a bona fide purchaser for value withoutnotice.It is time for Cook the bona fide Test match opener to reappear once again.Maybe it's ubiquitous because it's in the throes of becoming a bona fide classic.Happy Birthday may not be a bona fide classic, but it made a suitably climactic anthem.He's a bona fide rock legend and those opening screams seemed to proclaim he's still got it.Dogs used to have a lowly place in the household hierarchy, but over the years we have let them become bona fide members of the family.

In other languages
bona fide

British English: bona fide ADJECTIVE
If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes.
  • American English: bona fide
  • Brazilian Portuguese: autêntico
  • Chinese: 真诚的
  • European Spanish: genuino
  • French: sérieux
  • German: echt
  • Italian: genuino
  • Japanese: 本物の
  • Korean: 진실된
  • European Portuguese: autêntico
  • Latin American Spanish: genuino

(adjective) 
Definition
undertaken in good faith
We are happy to donate to bona fide charitable causes.
Synonyms
genuine
They are convinced the painting is genuine.
real
the smell of real leather
true
Everything I had heard about him was true.
legal
actual
They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
legitimate
They have demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.
authentic
patterns for making authentic border-style clothing
honest
It was an honest mistake on his part.
veritable
lawful
on the level (informal)
There were moments where you wondered if anyone was on the level.
kosher (informal)
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
the real McCoy
Opposites
false
,
fake
,
imitation
,
bogus
,
sham
,
counterfeit
,
ersatz
,
phoney or phony (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of actual
Definition
existing in reality or as a matter of fact
They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
Synonyms
genuine,
real,
true,
confirmed,
authentic,
verified,
truthful,
bona fide,
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of authentic
Definition
of undisputed origin or authorship
patterns for making authentic border-style clothing
Synonyms
real,
true,
original,
actual,
pure,
genuine,
valid,
faithful,
undisputed,
veritable,
lawful,
on the level (informal),
bona fide,
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
pukka,
the real McCoy,
true-to-life,
live
in the sense of honest
Definition
gained or earned fairly
It was an honest mistake on his part.
Synonyms
genuine,
real,
true,
straight,
fair,
proper,
authentic,
equitable,
impartial,
on the level (informal),
bona fide,
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
above board,
fair and square,
on the up and up,
honest to goodness

Nearby words of
bona fide

  • bombshell
  • bon mot
  • bon vivant
  • bona fide
  • bonanza
  • bond
  • bondage

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