名詞 phony:

1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
   同義詞：hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phoney, pretender

形容詞 phony:

1. fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
   同義詞：bogus, fake, phoney, bastard

1. The phony glamour of night club soon become stale and boring.
   夜總會(huì)那種虛假的榮華不久便失去了新意而使人生厭。

phony 也作 pho.ney

adj.（形容詞）
pho.ni.er,pho.ni.est

Not genuine or real; counterfeit:
假冒的，不真實(shí)的；假的：
例句：
a phony credit card.
偽造的信用卡

False; spurious:
虛偽的；假的：
例句：
a phony name.
假名

Not honest or truthful; deceptive:
不誠實(shí)或不真誠的；欺騙的：
例句：
a phony excuse.
不實(shí)的借口

Insincere or hypocritical.
不真誠的，虛偽的
Giving a false impression of truth or authenticity; specious.
偽善的：給人以誠實(shí)或真誠的假象；貌似有理的
n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pho.nies 也作 pho.neys
Something not genuine; a fake.
假貨，贗品

One who is insincere or pretentious.
偽君子：虛偽或自負(fù)的人
An impostor; a hypocrite.
騙子，冒名頂替者

來源：
Alteration of fawney [gilt brass ring used by swindlers]
fawney的變化 [騙子用的鍍金銅式指]
from Irish Gaelic fáinne [ring]
源自 愛爾蘭蓋爾語 fáinne [戒指]
from Old Irish
源自 古愛爾蘭語

【引伸】
pho.nily
adv.（副詞）
pho.niness
n.（名詞）