Syntaxiom

falsely

/ˈfɔɫsɫi/ adv

In a false manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'fallere' 'to deceive, cheat' — so false is something deceptive. Falsely means in a deceptive manner. The same root gives us 'fallacy' (a deceptive argument), 'fallible' (capable of error), and 'failure' (a falling short). The PIE root *dhal- meant 'to deceive'.

adv In a false manner.

He was falsely accused of stealing the money.

(副词) 虚假地；不实地

他被错误地指控偷了钱。

(adverbio) falsamente; con falsedad; mendazmente; engañosamente [De manera falsa.]

Fue acusado falsamente de robar el dinero.

(adverbe) faussement; mensongèrement; à tort; injustement; à faux [D'une manière fausse, mensongère ou injustifiée.]

Il a été accusé à tort d'avoir volé l'argent.

(Adverb) fälschlicherweise; zu Unrecht [Auf eine unwahre oder irreführende Weise.]

Er wurde **falsely** des Diebstahls beschuldigt, obwohl er unschuldig war.

(副詞) 偽りの方法で、虚偽に、不正に、誤って。

彼はその金を盗んだとして誤って告発された。

(advérbio) falsamente; injustamente; indevidamente [De maneira falsa.]

Ele foi falsamente acusado de roubar o dinheiro.

Synonyms: incorrectly wrongly untruthfully deceptively erroneously inaccurately fallaciously spuriously Antonyms: correctly truly accurately honestly
Word parts: false + ly

Common collocations

be verb have verb by prep accuse verb represent verb claim verb smile verb as prep tell verb say verb state verb identify verb

Related words

falsehood falseness falsifiable falsification falsify falsity fallacious fallacy fallible fallibility failure faultless faulty infallible infallibility

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