sham

偽の、見せかけの

人をだますために、本物のように見せている。

やさしい英語で： Made to seem real in order to trick people.

• They arranged a sham marriage.
• The opposition called it a sham election.
• A sham investigation helped the company hide its mistakes.

類義語： fake, false, bogus

反対語： genuine, real

よく使う表現： sham marriage, sham election, sham trial, sham wedding

まやかし、偽物

本物や誠実なものとして見せているが、実際は偽物であるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something presented as real or honest that is actually false.

• The competition was a sham.
• Their supposed friendship turned out to be a sham.
• She exposed the charity as a sham.

類義語： fake, fraud, pretence

よく使う表現： a complete sham, a total sham, expose a sham

欺き、ごまかし

偽物を本物のように見せて、人をだますこと。

やさしい英語で： The practice of making false things seem real to trick people.

• He relied on sham and deceit.
• She hated the sham that surrounded court life.
• Their business depended on sham rather than honest work.

類義語： deception, trickery, deceit

反対語： honesty

よく使う表現： sham and deceit, sham and trickery, practice of sham

装う、偽る

人をだますために、本当ではないことを本当のように装う。

やさしい英語で： To pretend something false is true in order to trick someone.

• He tried to sham illness.
• She shammed a headache to leave early.
• The doctor knew that the patient was shamming.

使い方： sham something (He shammed an injury to avoid training.)

類義語： fake, feign, pretend

よく使う表現： sham illness, sham an injury, sham being sick, sham a headache