mendacious

a. 虚假的, 说谎的 [法] 不诚实的, 好说谎的, 虚假的

发音

US /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/

词形变化

more mendacious 比较级 most mendacious 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Lying, untruthful or dishonest.

    说谎的

    He was dismissed as a mendacious witness.

  2. 2.

    False or untrue.

    mendacious propaganda

    utterly mendacious

    The report was filled with mendacious claims.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 2

false untruthful

词源

Borrowed from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendācium (“lie, untruth”), from mendāx (“lying”).

来源：wiktionary