disingenuously
disingenuously — 副詞
1. by deliberately hiding the full truth or one's real feelings, especially while p
不坦誠地
假裝無知或隱瞞實情地
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.
執行長不坦誠地談論裁員，聲稱她事先毫不知情。
speak disingenuously about [topic]
Asher replied disingenuously when his mother asked where he had been all evening.
Asher 不坦誠地回答母親的追問，說他整個晚上都在忙別的事。
reply disingenuously
In the press conference, the minister answered disingenuously and avoided every direct question.
在記者會上，部長不坦誠地回答問題，避開了每一個直接的提問。
A disingenuously friendly email from the company offered customers a discount that did not exist.
公司發了一封虛情假意的友善郵件，向顧客提供根本不存在的折扣。
disingenuously + adjective (friendly)
The safety report was written disingenuously so that readers would overlook the missing data.
那份安全報告撰寫得很不坦誠，目的就是讓讀者忽略遺漏的數據。
passive: was written disingenuously
- speak disingenuously about
- reply disingenuously to
- answer disingenuously
- act disingenuously
- claim disingenuously that
- 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 — 形容詞
- disingenuouslypositive
- more disingenuouslycomparative
- most disingenuouslysuperlative
1. not honest or open about one's true thoughts or level of knowledge, often by pre
不誠實的
假裝無知或不老實的
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.
Felix 聲稱自己從未看過那封郵件，這種說法很不誠實。
it + be + disingenuous + of + person + to-infinitive
Heloísa gave a disingenuous apology that was really just an excuse for her mistake.
Heloísa 的道歉很不誠實，其實只是在為自己的錯誤找藉口。
disingenuous apology
The company's statement was disingenuous — it blamed the workers for a problem management had created.
公司的聲明很不誠實——它把問題歸咎於員工，但問題其實是管理階層造成的。
Arjun's praise sounded disingenuous, as if he did not truly mean a single word of it.
Arjun 的讚美聽起來很不誠實，好像他根本就不是真心的。
sound disingenuous
Zola's question felt disingenuous because she already knew the answer before she asked.
Zola 的問題讓人覺得很不誠實，因為她問之前早就知道答案了。
feel disingenuous
- disingenuous apology
- disingenuous claim
- disingenuous statement
- disingenuous argument
- it is disingenuous of
- disingenuous to suggest
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.
常見錯誤
同根字
- disingenuous形容詞C1
- disingenuousness名詞C2
常見搭配
常用片語
- speak disingenuously about
- be disingenuous about
- it is disingenuous of