supposititious

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/    美 /səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. obsolete
    — [...] the said pretended Testament was supposititious, & contriued by such as meant to defraud both the heires female of the said king Henrie the 8. as well as these of his eldest sister [...]
  2. Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist. obsolete
    — His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques.
  3. Supposed or hypothetical. archaic
    — You might hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious, non-existent persons), but into the head of Thomas Gradgrind—no, sir!

词形变化

more supposititious comparative most supposititious superlative suppositious alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
supposititiously suppositiousness

词源

Etymology tree
Latin suppositus
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -īcus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -īcius
Latin suppositīciusbor.
English supposititious
Borrowed from Latin suppositīcius.
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