disingenuously
disingenuously — adverb
1. by deliberately hiding the full truth or one's real feelings, especially while p
by deliberately hiding the full truth or one's real feelings, especially while pretending to know less than one actually does
The CEO spoke disingenuously about the layoffs, saying she had no prior warning.
speak disingenuously about [topic]
Asher replied disingenuously when his mother asked where he had been all evening.
reply disingenuously
In the press conference, the minister answered disingenuously and avoided every direct question.
A disingenuously friendly email from the company offered customers a discount that did not exist.
The safety report was written disingenuously so that readers would overlook the missing data.
- insincerely
suggests not meaning what one says; less specific about hiding knowledge
- evasively
focuses on avoiding the question rather than hiding information
- dishonestly
stronger; implies telling lies rather than withholding the full truth
用法筆記
Frequently used to describe how a person speaks or responds in formal settings such as politics, business, or journalism, where the speaker appears to hide information rather than state an outright falsehood.
常見錯誤
disingenuously — adjective
- disingenuouslypositive
- more disingenuouslycomparative
- most disingenuouslysuperlative
1. not honest or open about one's true thoughts or level of knowledge, often by pre
not honest or open about one's true thoughts or level of knowledge, often by pretending to know less than one does
It was disingenuous of Felix to claim he had never seen the email.
it + be + disingenuous + of + person + to-infinitive
Heloísa gave a disingenuous apology that was really just an excuse for her mistake.
disingenuous apology
The company's statement was disingenuous — it blamed the workers for a problem management had created.
Arjun's praise sounded disingenuous, as if he did not truly mean a single word of it.
Zola's question felt disingenuous because she already knew the answer before she asked.
文法句型
it + be + disingenuous + of + person + to-infinitive
be + disingenuous
用法筆記
Commonly used to describe statements, apologies, or praise that give the impression of being calculated rather than genuine. The pattern 'it is disingenuous of someone to do something' is especially frequent in formal and critical writing.