phony

名词 phony:

1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
   同义词：hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender

形容词 phony:

1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
   同义词：bogus, fake, phoney, bastard

1. The phony glamour of night club soon become stale and boring.
   夜总会那种虚假的荣华不久便失去了新意而使人生厌。

phony 也作 pho.ney

adj.（形容词）
pho.ni.er,pho.ni.est

Not genuine or real; counterfeit:
假冒的，不真实的；假的：
例句：
a phony credit card.
伪造的信用卡

False; spurious:
虚伪的；假的：
例句：
a phony name.
假名

Not honest or truthful; deceptive:
不诚实或不真诚的；欺骗的：
例句：
a phony excuse.
不实的借口

Insincere or hypocritical.
不真诚的，虚伪的
Giving a false impression of truth or authenticity; specious.
伪善的：给人以诚实或真诚的假象；貌似有理的
n.（名词）
【复数】 pho.nies 也作 pho.neys
Something not genuine; a fake.
假货，赝品

One who is insincere or pretentious.
伪君子：虚伪或自负的人
An impostor; a hypocrite.
骗子，冒名顶替者

来源：
Alteration of fawney [gilt brass ring used by swindlers]
fawney的变化 [骗子用的镀金铜式指]
from Irish Gaelic fáinne [ring]
源自 爱尔兰盖尔语 fáinne [戒指]
from Old Irish
源自 古爱尔兰语

【引伸】
pho.nily
adv.（副词）
pho.niness
n.（名词）