How do you use "disingenuous" in a sentence?

It would be disingenuous to claim that the decision was made purely on merit when political considerations clearly played a role. Critics accused the minister of being disingenuous in her response, pointing out that she had conveniently omitted key facts. His surprise at the backlash seemed rather disingenuous, given that he had been warned repeatedly about the likely reaction.

disingenuous

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Meaning: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending to know less or have simpler motives than is actually the case.

不坦率的，不真诚的，通常表现为假装知道得比实际少或动机比实际更单纯。

Que no es franco ni sincero, normalmente porque finge saber menos o tener motivos más simples de los que realmente tiene.

率直でない、誠実でない。通常、実際よりも知らないふりをしたり、動機が単純であるかのように見せかけること。

솔직하지 않은, 성실하지 않은. 보통 실제보다 모르는 척하거나 동기가 단순한 척하는 것.

Disingenuous describes behaviour or statements that are deliberately insincere or misleading, often through strategic omission or feigned naivety. It is stronger than 'insincere' because it implies calculated dishonesty. The word is frequently used in political commentary and debate. It is often confused with 'ingenuous' (meaning naive or innocent) — note that disingenuous is not a synonym for 'ingenious.' Common collocations include 'somewhat disingenuous' and 'rather disingenuous.'

'disingenuous'形容故意不真诚或具有误导性的行为或言论，通常通过策略性地省略信息或假装天真来实现。它比'insincere'（不真诚的）更强烈，因为它暗含有计算的不诚实。该词在政治评论和辩论中频繁使用。它常被与'ingenuous'（天真的，率直的）混淆——注意disingenuous不是'ingenious'（巧妙的）的同义词。常见搭配包括'somewhat disingenuous'（有些不诚实的）和'rather disingenuous'（相当不诚实的）。

Describe un comportamiento o unas declaraciones deliberadamente insinceros o engañosos, a menudo mediante omisiones estratégicas o una candidez fingida. Es más fuerte que «insincere» porque implica una deshonestidad calculada. Se emplea con frecuencia en comentarios políticos y debates. Se confunde a menudo con «ingenuous» (ingenuo o franco); nótese que «disingenuous» no es sinónimo de «ingenious». Las colocaciones habituales son «somewhat disingenuous» y «rather disingenuous».

故意に不誠実で誤解を招くような言動を表し、しばしば戦略的な情報の省略や見せかけの無知によってなされる。計画的な不誠実さを含意するため、「insincere（不誠実な）」よりも強い。政治評論や討論で頻繁に使われる。「ingenuous（素朴な、率直な）」と混同されがちだが、disingenuousは「ingenious（巧みな）」の同義語ではないことに注意。「somewhat disingenuous（やや不誠実な）」や「rather disingenuous（かなり不誠実な）」がよく使われる共起表現である。

Disingenuous는 전략적 생략이나 가장된 순진함을 통해 의도적으로 불성실하거나 오도하는 행동이나 발언을 묘사합니다. 계산된 부정직을 함의하기 때문에 단순한 'insincere(불성실한)'보다 더 강한 의미를 지닙니다. 이 단어는 정치 해설과 논쟁에서 자주 사용됩니다. 'ingenuous(순진한, 솔직한)'와 자주 혼동되는데, disingenuous는 'ingenious(기발한)'의 동의어가 아닙니다. 흔한 연어로는 'somewhat disingenuous(다소 불성실한)'와 'rather disingenuous(상당히 불성실한)'가 있습니다.

Examples

It would be disingenuous to claim that the decision was made purely on merit when political considerations clearly played a role.
在政治考量明显发挥了作用的情况下，声称该决定纯粹基于能力是不诚实的。
Sería faltar a la verdad afirmar que la decisión se tomó exclusivamente por méritos cuando las consideraciones políticas desempeñaron un papel evidente.
政治的な考慮が明らかに関与していたのに、その決定が純粋に実力に基づいて行われたと主張するのは不誠実でしょう。
정치적 고려가 분명히 작용했는데도 그 결정이 순전히 실력에 근거한 것이라고 주장하는 것은 불성실한 것입니다.
Critics accused the minister of being disingenuous in her response, pointing out that she had conveniently omitted key facts.
批评者指责该部长的回答不够坦诚，指出她刻意省略了关键事实。
Los críticos acusaron a la ministra de ser poco sincera en su respuesta, señalando que había omitido convenientemente datos clave.
批評家たちは大臣の回答が不誠実だと非難し、重要な事実を都合よく省いたと指摘しました。
비평가들은 장관이 핵심 사실을 편리하게 빠뜨렸다고 지적하며, 그녀의 답변이 불성실하다고 비난했습니다.
His surprise at the backlash seemed rather disingenuous, given that he had been warned repeatedly about the likely reaction.
考虑到他曾被反复警告可能出现的反应，他对反弹的惊讶似乎相当虚伪。
Su sorpresa ante la reacción negativa parecía bastante fingida, dado que se le había advertido repetidamente de la probable respuesta.
起こりうる反発について繰り返し警告されていたことを考えると、彼が反発に驚いたのはかなり不誠実に見えました。
예상되는 반발에 대해 거듭 경고를 받았음을 고려하면, 그가 반발에 놀란 것은 상당히 불성실해 보였습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: academic, professional, media

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From dis- (not) and ingenuous (innocent, frank), from Latin ingenuus (native, freeborn, frank). The word appeared in English in the mid-17th century, originally meaning 'not noble' before shifting to mean 'insincere.'

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal