| 词组 | untrue |
| 释义 | untrue /ʌnˈtruː/ adjective not true, because the person does not know the facts, or because they are lyingGrammarUntrue is much less common before a noun.adverbscompletely/totally/entirely untrue Mr Carman said the story was completely untrue.patently untrue (=obviously untrue) The allegations are absurd, ridiculous, and patently untrue.simply untrue (=used when saying very definitely that something is untrue) The firm does not use child labour. That is simply untrue.THESAURUS: untrue falsename | address | information | impression | idea not true and not based on the facts, or not the real one: He gave a false name and address to the police. | Complaints are frequently based on false information. | The article gives a totally false impression of life in China today. | Decide whether these statements are true or false. misleadingimpression | picture | statement | information | advertisement likely to make people believe something that is not true, especially because you do not give all the facts: The article gives a misleading impression of the situation. | The statistics give a misleading picture of what is happening to the economy. | The report contains a number of misleading statements. | The information on the hotel website is deliberately misleading. | They published misleading information about the health effects of passive smoking. | There are strict rules about broadcasting misleading advertisements. trumped-upcharges | evidence using information that is not true, in order to make someone seem guilty of doing something wrong: He was arrested by the secret police on trumped-up charges. | No-one could convict me on such trumped-up evidence.Trumped-up is always used before a noun. myth something a lot of people believe because they want to believe it, not because it is based on fact: The first myth about motherhood is that new mothers instantly fall in love with their babies. | Contrary to popular myth, our streets are much safer now than they were 100 years ago. illusion a belief or idea that is false, especially a belief in something good about yourself or about the situation you are in: Alcohol gives people the illusion of being witty and confident. | People bought the land under the illusion that the value would increase. misconception an idea that is not true but which people believe because they do not have all the facts, or they have not properly understood the situation: It’s a common misconception that vaccinations given in childhood last for life. | Employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers. delusion a completely mistaken idea, which affects your behaviour and what you decide to do: He began to suffer from paranoid delusions. | Many people labour under the delusion (=have the delusion) that anything which says ‘natural ingredients’ on the label must be harmless. | the delusion that women control most of the world's wealth and power fallacy if you say that something is a fallacy, you mean that it is completely wrong to believe that it is true: The idea that a good night’s sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy. | It’s a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much.You can also say that something is not the case: Recent reports suggest that violent crime is increasing, but this is simply not the case.THESAURUS: untrue → wrong (1) |
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