veritable是什么意思,veritable怎么用
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veritable
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📰 外刊例句
In many industries the largest firms have consistently gained market share without any official concern; the most successful technology companies have grown into veritable titans. 在许多行业中,规模最大的公司不断地获得市场份额,而没有引来任何监管的关注。最成功的科技公司已成长为不折不扣的巨头。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《纽约时报》
📖 基本释义
[adjective] used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor
[形容词] 用作强调成分,通常用于修饰隐喻
💡 深入解读
Veritable 是一个与小站(微信公众号:田间小站)之前推送过的venerable有些形似且容易混淆的单词,该词源自古法语veritable(真的、真正的、真实的、法律上有效的),最早于15世纪初进入英语。发展到现在, veritable 主要用来表示“十足的、名副其实的、不折不扣的”,常作正式用语或戏谑用语,主要用来强调所作的隐喻合理恰当或者说与事实相符,不是虚假的、不真实的或虚构的,
比如:
The meal that followed was a veritable banquet. But the bill was a bit steep.随后摆上的饭菜俨然是一桌宴席。但价格高得有点儿离谱了。
That voracious reader told me that this book is a veritable storehouse of information.那个求知欲极强的读者告诉我这本书是名副其实的信息宝库。
📚 名著用例
He bobbed about among men, a veritable bundle of enthusiasm — no power worthy the name of intellect, no thoughts worthy the adjective noble, no feelings long continued in one strain. 他在人群中活跃地走动,像一盆火一样热情,不过他并没有可以称得上智慧的才华,没有一种可以称得上高尚的思想,也没有一种永恒持久的感情。
— 出自《美国现实主义作家西奥多·德莱赛(Theodore Dreiser)创作的长篇小说《嘉莉妹妹》( Sister Carrie )。参见: 名著下载 | 嘉莉妹妹(Sister Carrie)》
🔍 同近义词
- authentic: based on facts; accurate or reliable
- genuine: truly what something is said to be; authentic
- bona fide: genuine; real

