| 单词 | veritable |
| 释义 | veritable (once / 1037 pages) 1adj 2adj When something is veritable it is true, or at least feels that way. "The trees and lights turned the campus into a veritable wonderland" means that the campus seemed to be transformed into a true wonderland (if there is such a thing). Veritable comes from the Latin veritas which means true. But unlike true, it does not describe things like statements. It is often used to enhance the word that follows it. "A veritable cornucopia of food" is a lot of food of different varieties. If someone calls you "a veritable force of nature," they don't mean that you are actually a hurricane; they just mean that you have the unstoppable quality of a big old storm. WORD FAMILYveritable: veritably USAGE EXAMPLESIndeed, Parsi surnames provide a veritable smorgasbord of edible associations. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) Mr. Trump is drawing the talent from a veritable pantheon of business leaders. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) This year was filled to the brim with Netflix revivals, Marvel films, and veritable pop culture phenomena. Time(Dec 07, 2016) 1 adj not counterfeit or copied 2photographs taken in a veritable bull ring Syn authentic, bona fide, unquestionable echt, genuine not fake or counterfeit adj often used as intensifiers he's a veritable swine Syn regular typical exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category |
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