释义 |
pseud- combining form or pseudo- Etymology: Middle English pseudo-, from Late Latin pseud-, pseudo-, from Greek, from pseudēs, from pseudein to lie, cheat, falsify 1. : false: a. : sham : feigned : fake < pseudodramatic > < pseudoserious > b. : counterfeit : spurious < pseudoantique > c. : quack < pseudoanalyst > d. : fictitious < pseudobiography > e. : unreal : illusory < pseudohallucination > 2. a. : substance deceptively resembling (a specified thing) < pseudomalachite > b. : temporary or substitute formation similar to (a specified thing) < pseudobranchia > < pseudopodium > 3. : chemical compound resembling, isomeric with, or related to (a specified compound) < pseudocumene > 4. : abnormal : aberrant < pseudarthrosis > < pseudembryo > < pseudovum > |