- [singular]
a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be 假象;假情假义;伪善;伪装 She felt trapped in a sham of a marriage. 她觉得自己被困在一场虚假的婚姻中。
- [countable, usually singular]
a person who pretends to be something that they are not 假装…的人;冒充者;假冒者 The article exposes him for the sham that he really is. 这篇文章揭露了他的虚伪。
- [uncountable]
behaviour, feelings, words, etc. that are intended to make somebody/something seem to be better than they really are 虚假的行为(或感情、言语等);伪善
Word Originlate 17th cent.: perhaps a northern English dialect variant of the noun shame.