genuine
adjective
uk/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/us/ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/B2
If something is genuine, it isrealandexactlywhat itappearsto be:
真正的;非伪造的;名副其实的genuineleather真皮
If it is a genuine Michelangelodrawing, it willsellfor millions.如果这幅画是米开朗琪罗的真迹,它的售价将会达数百万。
being what it appears to be
- realThat's not his real hair, is it? I thought it was a bad wig!
- genuineThe painting is a genuine Picasso.
- authenticThe clerk certified that the documents were authentic.
- honest-to-goodnessMy father is an honest-to-goodness door-to-door salesman.
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Ifpeopleoremotionsare genuine, they arehonestandsincere:
真诚的;诚实的;真心的He's a very genuineperson.他为人很真诚。
Machikolookedat me with genuinesurprise- "Are you really going?" she said.町子真的很惊讶,她看着我问道:“你果真要走吗?”
- He hasdemonstrateda genuineinterestin theproject.
- Anumberofforgedworksofarthave beensoldas genuine.
- In anindiscreetmoment, thepresidentlethis genuineopinionsbeknown.
- Thepolicearetryingtosiftout the genuinewarningsfrom all thehoaxcallsthey havereceived.
- I'm notsurprisedtheofferwasn't genuine, itsoundedtoo good to betrue.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
Idiom
the genuine article