falsehood 的音标为英 /ˈfɔːlshʊd/、美 /ˈfɔːlshʊd/，是名词，核心含义为“虚假、谎言或谬误”，既可指抽象的“不真实的性质”，也可指具体的“谎话”。作为正式用语，它比 lie 更书面化，复数形式为 falsehoods。

核心意思与用法

虚假/不真实性（抽象概念）：指与事实不符的状态或性质。

She called the verdict a victory of truth over falsehood.（她称该裁定是真理对虚假的胜利。）

Truth, if exaggerated, may become falsehood.（真理如被夸大，可能变成谬误。）

谎言/假话（具体陈述）：指故意编造的虚假陈述。

He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him.（他指控他们蓄意散布有关他的谎言。）

Fabricators often provide forged documents to substantiate their falsehoods.（伪造者常提供假文件来证实其谎言。）

常见短语搭配

 

短语	含义	示例场景
malicious falsehood	恶意中伤/恶意谎言	法律语境中指控他人故意造谣
sheer cunning and falsehood	尔虞我诈	描述人际关系中的欺骗行为
injurious falsehood	致害诋毁	法律术语，指造成损害的虚假陈述

 

例句

I feel quite certain that if the policeman had died the accused would have told the truth and not falsehoods.（我确信，如果警察当时死亡，被告会说出真相而非谎言。）

Dishonest appeals to your emotion, founded upon deliberate falsehoods, are being circulated.（基于蓄意谎言、欺骗性的情感煽动正在传播。）

Fact is sometimes used synonymously with "truth", as distinct from opinions, falsehoods, or matters of taste.（事实有时与“真理”同义，有别于观点、谎言或个人偏好。）

When people uttered a falsehood, scientists noticed a burst of activity in their amygdala.（当人们说谎时，科学家注意到他们的杏仁核会突然活跃。）

Falsehood can in no way be turned into truth by repetition.（谎言无论重复多少遍都成不了真理。）

How can you utter such falsehoods?（你怎么能说出这种谎言？）

The novel focuses on the falsehoods behind large-scale charities.（这部小说揭露了大型慈善机构背后的谎言。）

Taken at face value, it may look more like a patent falsehood than a truth.（从表面看，它更像一个明显的谬误而非真理。）

He deplored the cataract of unworthy suggestions and actual falsehoods poured out to the public.（他痛斥向公众灌输的大量卑劣暗示和谎言。）

I suggest that letter contains falsehoods and slanderous attacks.（我认为那封信包含谎言和诽谤性攻击。）

无论是描述抽象的“虚假性”还是具体的“谎言”，falsehood 都强调与事实的背离，且多用于正式语境。注意根据上下文区分其指“性质”还是“具体陈述”，前者为不可数名词，后者为可数名词。当我们需要表达对谎言的严肃批判时，这个词比日常用语 lie 更具力度。