disingenuous
含义: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending to know less or have simpler motives than is actually the case.
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.'
例句
- 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.
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用法指南
语境: academic, professional, media
语气: neutral
起源与历史
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.'
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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