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单词 unfeigned
释义
unfeigned
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adj

Feign means to fake, or pretend, so unfeigned means sincere. If you greet a friend with unfeigned joy, she'll know you are happy to see her.
Unfeigned is a delightful word, pertaining as it often does to young, innocent, and trusting people––the ones who cannot hide their feelings. Who wants fake laughs when you can have unfeigned laughter? Or fake tears when unfeigned sorrow is so much more affecting? When spelling unfeigned, remember the poem: "'i' before 'e,' except after 'c,' or when sounding like 'a,' as in 'neighbor' or 'weigh'." Or unfeigned.
WORD FAMILY
unfeigned: unfeignedly+/feign: feigned, feigning, feigns/feigned: feignedly, unfeigned/feigning: feignings
USAGE EXAMPLES
The rest of the book is like that: There are few shocks, but a lot of intelligent discussion from someone whose commitment is entirely unfeigned.
Salon(Apr 18, 2016)
It has to be persuasion, gentleness and love unfeigned, as the words in the scripture.”
Washington Post(Nov 05, 2015)
The story about the sign might be an urban legend, but Sakurai’s astonishment was totally unfeigned.
Washington Post(Jun 27, 2015)
adj not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
her interest in people was unfeigned
Syn
genuine, true
sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
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