| 单词 | false friend |
| 释义 | false friend[ fawls-frend ] / ˈfɔls ˈfrɛnd / noun Linguistics.a word in one language that is similar in form or sound to a word in another language but has a different meaning and may or may not be etymologically related: for example, English gift “present” and German Gift “poison” are false friends. Origin of false friendFirst recorded in 1930–35; patterned after French faux ami in same sense words often confused with false friendSee false cognate. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH false friendfalse cognate, false friend (see confusables note at false cognate)Words nearby false friendfalse diamond, false diverticulum, false dragonhead, false face, false flag, false friend, false front, false fruit, false-hearted, false hellebore, false hematuria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for false friendfalse friend nouna word or expression in one language that, because it resembles one in another language, is often wrongly taken to have the same meaning, for example, the French agenda which means diary, not agenda Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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