词汇 | false |
词源 | false [OE] Along with default [ME], fail [ME], and fault [ME], false comes from Latin fallere ‘to deceive’. A false dawn [M19th] is a light which in Eastern countries is briefly seen about an hour before sunrise. The expression, the translation of an Arabic phrase, is used to describe a promising situation which has, or is likely to, come to nothing. |
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