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Li Jiangnan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Hi,I'm new here. And I have a question.
I saw a sentence on AP news.
On behalf of all 11,288 competitors (6,182 men; 5,106 women), Brazilian two-time Olympic champion sailor Robert Scheidt pledged that they won't take banned drugs — an oath likely to ring false to fans after the scandal of government-orchestrated cheating in Russia.
I don't understand the meaning of '' ring false to''. Can anyone explain this? Thank you!
On behalf of all 11,288 competitors (6,182 men; 5,106 women), Brazilian two-time Olympic champion sailor Robert Scheidt pledged that they won't take banned drugs — an oath likely to ring false to fans after the scandal of government-orchestrated cheating in Russia.
I don't understand the meaning of '' ring false to''. Can anyone explain this? Thank you!
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an oath likely to ring false to fans = a promise that fans probably won't believe. —and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
- an oath likely to ring false to fans = a promise that fans probably won't believe.
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??? an oath likely to ring false to fans= a promise that fans probably won't believe.
Hello, ???—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
Sorry, but EF does not permit user names in characters other than the Roman alphabet. Please go to your profile and change your user name to one in the ABC alphabet. If you hav
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Thank you very much for your reply. I logged in with my google account and the user name remained the same. I don't know how to change my user name so will you please change it for me? Thank you. I don't even know how to send a private message. There's still much to learn for me about this website!
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Hello, Li Jiangnan. I have changed it to a Romanized version, but when new members join via Google, Facebook, etc., sometimes the account reverts to the old name because of the software. If that happens to you, don't worry—just use whichever name sticks.
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Li JiangnanI don't understand the meaning of '' ring false to''. Can anyone explain this? Thank you!We often say a phrase doesn't sound right -- even if it is never said aloud.
Another thing that can sound wrong is a musical note, such as the sound of a ringing bell.
A bell that rings true puts out a pure note that is pl
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