说谎

• 拼音: shuō huǎng
• 汉字拆解: 说 = 言 + 兑; 谎 = 言 (speech) + 荒 (desolate, wild) — wild/desolate speech

含义

To lie; to tell a falsehood. To deliberately state something untrue.

A common and direct verb for lying. Used across all contexts from child-rearing (别说谎) to legal testimony (在法庭上说谎). Related terms include 撒谎 (also 'to lie', slightly more colloquial), 欺骗 (to deceive), and 谎言 (a lie as a noun). Both 说谎 and 撒谎 are interchangeable in most contexts.

例句

1. 孩子从小就被教导诚实待人，绝不能说谎。
2. 他在调查过程中被发现曾多次说谎，严重影响了案件的处理进度。
3. 她说谎说得太流利了，以至于周围的人一开始都没有察觉。

用法指南

语境: ethics, law, parenting, everyday

语气: negative

正确说法

• 研究表明，即使是年幼的孩子也有能力识别他人是否在说谎，这种能力随年龄的增长而增强。(Research shows that even young children are capable of detecting whether others are lying, and this ability strengthens with age.)
• 在正式的调查程序中，如果当事人被证实故意说谎，将面临相应的法律责任。(In formal investigation procedures, if a party is proven to have deliberately lied, they will face corresponding legal consequences.)

错误说法

• 不能用 说谎 描述无意中的错误陈述 — 说谎 implies deliberate deception; use 说错了 for accidental incorrect statements or 误导 for unintentional misinformation

起源与历史

说 (say, speak) + 谎 (falsehood, lie)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal