中英互译
furphy
英 /ˈfɜːfi/美 /ˈfɜːrfi/
基本释义
- n.假报道;谎言;无稽之谈
- n.(Furphy)人名;(英)弗菲
复数furphies
双语例句
- In truth, the whole story was a complete furphy, and many people in the news media were conned.事实上,整个故事纯属无稽之谈,新闻媒体里的很多人都被骗了。
- The firm's team was led by Sydney partner David Templeman and included partners Melita Cottrell and Baden Furphy, based in Sydney and Melbourne respectively.该律所的团队由悉尼合伙人大卫·坦普尔曼带领,成员包括驻悉尼的合伙人梅里塔·科特瑞尔和驻墨尔本的巴顿·富菲。
网络短语
- Ken Furphy期由坚科菲
- Betty Furphy标签
- Furphy Betty名称
- Joseph Furphy弗尔菲
- Harry C Furphy标签
同义词
英英释义
- A furphy, also commonly spelled furfie, is Australian slang for a rumour, or an erroneous or improbable story. The word is derived from water carts designed and made by a company established by John Furphy: J.
词源
- furphy传闻,传言澳大利亚俚语,人名。来自澳大利亚水车制造公司J. Furphy&Sons, 他们在一战时期为在埃及的澳大利亚部队供应饮水车,而士兵在喝水的时候通常会聊天,八卦等,久而久之,水车上的公司标志Furphy就成为传闻的代名词。类似的词义演变参照scuttlebutt.