authentic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

au·then·tic [authentic authentics] BrE [ɔːˈθentɪk] NAmE [ɔːˈθentɪk] adjective
1. known to be real and genuine and not a copy
•I don't know if the painting is authentic.
Opp: ↑inauthentic
2. true and accurate
•an authentic account of life in the desert
•the authentic voice of young black Americans
Opp: ↑inauthentic
3. made to be exactly the same as the original
•an authentic model of the ancient town
•Take a trip on an authentic Spanish galleon to the famous Papagayo beach.
Derived Word: ↑authentically

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos ‘principal, genuine’.

Example Bank:
•The documents seem authentic enough.
•He constructed an authentic model of the ancient town.
•He is the authentic voice of the poor, white working class.
•I don't know if the painting is authentic.
•It is the most complete and authentic account of the expedition ever published.
•a genuine/an authentic Picasso

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bona fide, unquestionable, veritable, reliable