genuine
genuine
adjective
genuinely
adverb
genuineness
noun
语源
adjective
- truly what something is said to be; authentic
真的；非伪造的
each book is bound in genuine leather.
每本书都用真皮装订。
■(of a person, emotion, or action) sincere
（人、感情或行为）真诚的，真心的
she had no doubts as to whether Tom was genuine.
她毫不怀疑汤姆的诚意。
a genuine attempt to delegate authority.
为下放权力所作的真诚努力。
genuinely
adverb
genuineness
noun
语源
- late 16th cent. (in the sense 'natural or proper'): from Latin genuinus, from genu 'knee' (with reference to the Roman custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn child by placing it on his knee); later associated with genus 'birth, race, stock'
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