verisimilitude
noun /ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
/ˌverɪsɪˈmɪlɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of seeming to be true or real
synonym authenticity貌似真实;逼真 - To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes.
为了更加逼真,舞台上铺满了沙子作为沙漠的场景。
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin verisimilitudo, from verisimilis ‘probable’, from veri (genitive of verus ‘true’) + similis ‘like’. - To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes.