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小词详解 | veritable
veritable 英 [ˈverɪtəbl] 美 [ˈverɪtəbl]
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》The tales of the Brothers Grimm are a veritable smorgasbord of human atrocities.
格林兄弟的童话是名副其实的人类暴行大杂烩。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 用作强调成分,通常用于修饰隐喻
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。
The meal that followed was a veritable banquet. But the bill was a bit steep.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。
That voracious reader told me that this book is a veritable storehouse of information.
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。
authentic: based on facts; accurate or reliable genuine: truly what something is said to be; authentic bona fide: genuine; real