单词 | verisimilitude |
释义 | verisimilitude From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishverisimilitudever‧i‧si‧mil‧i‧tude /ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] formalthe quality of being true or real questions about the verisimilitude of the documentExamples from the Corpusverisimilitude• The historical adviser is there not to ensure verisimilitude, but to be an accomplice in furthering the aims of the producer.• This perhaps explains the strident colors which characterize his paintings as certainly it suggests the source of their extreme verisimilitude.• A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance of verisimilitude.• This last gives the novel some technical verisimilitude.• He is proud of the verisimilitude.Origin verisimilitude (1600-1700) Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis “probable”, from veri similis “like the truth” |
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