"ring false" 怎么发音

expression

US

ˈɹɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɫs

RING FAWLS

UK

ɹˈɪŋ/ /fˈɒls

ring FOLS

释义

If something 'rings false,' it sounds insincere or untrue, as if it is not genuine. This phrase is often used when someone is suspicious about a statement, action, or feeling.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈɹɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɫs

英式英语

ɹˈɪŋ/ /fˈɒls

简化发音

美式

RING FAWLS

英式

ring FOLS

语境中听

His story rings false to me.

Her apology rings false after what she did.

Sometimes praise can ring false if it is not sincere.

Something about his smile just rings false.