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词汇 pseudo
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Definition of pseudo in English:

pseudo

adjective ˈsjuːdəʊˈsudoʊ
informal
  • Not genuine; spurious or sham.

    伪的,假的;冒充的;仿真的

    we are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind

    我们说的是真正的记者,而不是冒充的那种。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These models served as a pseudo laboratory to examine the effectiveness of various fiscal and monetary policies in smoothing out economic fluctuations.
    • But with the advent of colour inkjet printers, the power to make dinky, pseudo - 3D model buildings is now in everyone's hands.
    • In appraising the mass of evidence, which has thus been collected, one has to be careful to weed out pseudo from genuine research.
    • SYNTHETIC SNAKESKIN - Similar to synthetic leathers, pseudo snakeskins have a fabric backing which makes them less fragile than real snakeskins.
    • Healthy and whole human beings are required - not pseudo machines and imitation heroes who are not what they appear to be.
    Synonyms
    artificial, synthetic, simulated, man-made, manufactured, ersatz, substitute
    bogus, sham, phoney, imitation, artificial, mock, ersatz, quasi-, fake, feigned, pretended, false, faux, spurious, counterfeit, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, assumed, contrived, affected, insincere
nounPlural pseudos ˈsjuːdəʊˈsudoʊ
informal
  • A pretentious or insincere person.

    假装的,虚伪的;不真诚的

    the arty chat of a campus pseudo
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘I told you, we have had an overdose of these pseudos whom you so fondly call secularists.’
    • Csicop is described as ‘a defensive league ‘of American scientists whose ‘basic aim is to argue that the ‘paranormal’ does not exist, and is an invention of ‘cranks’ and ‘pseudos.’

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘false apostle or teacher’): independent use of pseudo-.

Rhymes

escudo, judo, ludo, testudo, Trudeau

Definition of pseudo in US English:

pseudo

adjectiveˈsudoʊˈso͞odō
informal
  • Not genuine; spurious or sham.

    伪的,假的;冒充的;仿真的

    we are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind

    我们说的是真正的记者,而不是冒充的那种。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Healthy and whole human beings are required - not pseudo machines and imitation heroes who are not what they appear to be.
    • SYNTHETIC SNAKESKIN - Similar to synthetic leathers, pseudo snakeskins have a fabric backing which makes them less fragile than real snakeskins.
    • These models served as a pseudo laboratory to examine the effectiveness of various fiscal and monetary policies in smoothing out economic fluctuations.
    • But with the advent of colour inkjet printers, the power to make dinky, pseudo - 3D model buildings is now in everyone's hands.
    • In appraising the mass of evidence, which has thus been collected, one has to be careful to weed out pseudo from genuine research.
    Synonyms
    artificial, synthetic, simulated, man-made, manufactured, ersatz, substitute
    bogus, sham, phoney, imitation, artificial, mock, ersatz, quasi-, fake, feigned, pretended, false, faux, spurious, counterfeit, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, assumed, contrived, affected, insincere
nounˈsudoʊˈso͞odō
informal
  • A pretentious or insincere person.

    假装的,虚伪的;不真诚的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Csicop is described as ‘a defensive league ‘of American scientists whose ‘basic aim is to argue that the ‘paranormal’ does not exist, and is an invention of ‘cranks’ and ‘pseudos.’
    • ‘I told you, we have had an overdose of these pseudos whom you so fondly call secularists.’

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘false apostle or teacher’): independent use of pseudo-.

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