撒谎

• 拼音: sā huǎng
• 汉字拆解: 撒 = 扌(hand) + 散 (scatter) = to release/scatter; 谎 = 讠(speech) + 荒 (wild/false) = false speech

含义

To tell a lie; to deceive by uttering a falsehood. An informal, colloquial expression for deliberate dishonesty.

More colloquial and direct than 欺骗 (to deceive) or 虚报 (to falsely report). Commonly used in everyday speech, education, and interpersonal contexts. Often implies a habitual or casual form of lying rather than elaborate deception. Compounds: 撒谎成性 (pathologically dishonest), 当面撒谎 (lying to someone's face).

例句

1. 老师告诉同学们，诚实是做人的根本，无论遇到什么困难，都不应该以撒谎来逃避责任。
2. 他明知道自己当天不在场，却在询问中反复撒谎，试图掩盖真相以逃脱应有的惩罚。
3. 孩子第一次撒谎时，家长的处理方式至关重要，既要指出错误，也要引导孩子理解诚信的价值。

用法指南

语境: interpersonal, education, ethics, daily life

语气: critical

正确说法

• 他在面试过程中撒谎，虚报了自己的工作经历，结果入职后能力与岗位要求相去甚远，很快便被解雇了。(He lied during the interview, falsely inflating his work experience; when he joined the company, his abilities fell far short of what the role required and he was soon dismissed.)
• 研究表明，长期撒谎的人往往对自身的诚信状况缺乏清醒的认识，会逐渐失去他人的信任与尊重。(Research shows that habitual liars often lack clear self-awareness about their own integrity and gradually lose the trust and respect of others.)

错误说法

• 这份报告撒谎了 — 撒谎 requires a human subject performing a deliberate act of lying; use 数据有误 or 内容失实 for documents containing false information

起源与历史

撒 (to scatter/release — 扌hand + 散 disperse) + 谎 (falsehood — 讠speech + 荒 wilderness/falsehood) — to release falsehoods into the world through speech

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal