verisimilitude

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ver·i·si·mil·i·tude /ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] formal the quality of being true or real 真实性；逼真 questions about the verisimilitude of the document 针对这份文件的真实性提出的问题

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verisimilitude• The historical adviser is there not to ensure verisimilitude, but to be an accomplice in furthering the aims of the producer.• This perhaps explains the strident colors which characterize his paintings as certainly it suggests the source of their extreme verisimilitude.• A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance of verisimilitude.• This last gives the novel some technical verisimilitude.• He is proud of the verisimilitude.Origin verisimilitude (1600-1700) Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis “probable”, from veri similis “like the truth”