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false friend

noun
🔊/ˌfɔːls ˈfrend/
🔊/ˌfɔːls ˈfrend/
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  1. a person who seems to be your friend, but who in fact cannot be trusted 不忠实的朋友
  2. a word in a foreign language that looks similar to a word in your own language, but has a different meaning（与某外国语的）同形异义词
    • The English word ‘sensible’ and the French word ‘sensible’ are false friends.英语的 sensible 一词和法语的 sensible 一词同形异义。🔊🔊
    3. Word Origintranslating French faux ami.