genuine: [16] Latin genu meant ‘knee’ (it comes from the same Indo-European ancestor as English knee, and gave English genuflection [16]). In Rome and elsewhere in the ancient world, it was the convention for a father to acknowledge a newly-born child as his own by placing it on his knee – hence the child was genuinus. => genuflection, knee
genuine (adj.)
1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural, innate," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.] Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness.
中文解释
1. genu- + -ine.
实用例句
1. It was not the policy of the government to repatriate genuine refugees.
遣返真正的难民回国并非政府的政策。
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2. This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.
这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。
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3. It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。
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4. Customers know that our stocktake sales offer genuine markdowns across the store.
顾客们知道我们的清仓大甩卖是实实在在的全场降价。
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5. The government divides asylum-seekers into economic migrants and genuine refugees.