英语词汇“feign”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	feign
释义	feign \ˈfān\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English feinen, feignen, from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, form, devise, feign — more at dough *transitive verb* 1. a. : to cause (oneself) to appear < feign himself to be sick > < feigned herself above such paltry activities > b. : to give a sham appearance of : simulate falsely < feign sickness > < feign a limp merely to arouse sympathy > < one of the birds which feigns death when taken in the hand — lying limply with closed eyes — E.A.Armstrong > : pretend < feigned to be asleep > : give a false impression < everybody had feigned … that his wife was as other wives — Arnold Bennett > c. obsolete : conceal especially by disguising : dissemble 2. a. : to fashion by inventing (as a story or accusation) or by forging (as a document) b. : to assert or relate as if true : allege < feign that he was not feeling well so that he could leave the party early > c. archaic : to give fictional or fabled representation to : relate in fiction or fable d. archaic : to give an imitation of (as a voice or manner) : counterfeit 3. a. archaic : to give a mental existence to or conjure up (something unreal) : imagine b. obsolete : to believe erroneously *intransitive verb* 1. obsolete : to give false information : lie 2. : dissemble, pretend < he told the truth because he was no good at feigning > 3. : to create or invent fictional representations < the feigning novelist — W.V.O'Connor > Synonyms: see assume
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