alternative fact

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词形变化

alternative facts 复数 alternative facts

别名

AF alt-fact

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.

    政治 媒体
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see alternative, fact.

    That Newton was an empirical scientist is a fact. An alternative fact is that he was an alchemist.

词源

This term gained prominence after it was used by Kellyanne Conway in January 2017 and widely repeated in the US media.

来源：wiktionary