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单词 fakery
释义

fakeryn.

Brit. /ˈfeɪk(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈfeɪkəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fake v.2, -ery suffix.
Etymology: < fake v.2 + -ery suffix. Compare earlier faking n. and fakement n.
The practice of faking something; deception, trickery, fraud.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [noun] > something false or forged
falsehood1340
counterfeiture1548
forgery1574
bastard1581
man of straw1599
counterfeit1613
imitationa1616
mock1646
pasteboard1648
sophistication1664
imposture1699
fraud1725
sham1728
adulteration1756
falsity1780
duff1781
shim-sham1797
shammy1822
Hodge-razor1843
pinchbeck1847
shice1859
cook-up1865
postiche1876
fakery1880
fake1883
bogosity1893
spuriosity1894
dud1897
cluck1904
rake-up1957
bodgie1988
1880 Daily News 10 June 5/1 The spirited proprietor of [the bloodhound] Napier is cleared from the charge of fakery, and Napier's haw may be admired by amateurs without any after-thought or suspicion.
1887 Sat. Rev. 9 Jan. 70 The gold and vellum binding with the orange-tinted edges form a pretty piece of ‘fakery’.
1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 214/2 The worst deception in Cognac brandies is the fraud and fakery connected with alleged ‘Napoleon’ brandy.
2011 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 Feb. 19/2 This experience..turned Houdini into a full-time anti-spiritualist,..signing on for cross-country lecture tours denouncing the fakery of the mediums.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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