false light

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact. countable,idiomatic
    — To the untrue man, the whole universe is false—it is impalpable—it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow.
  2. A cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person. uncountable
    — Dickinson’s lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks unspecified damages on defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims.

词形变化

false lights plural
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