liar

/ˈlaɪə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlaɪər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlī(-ə)r/ (ame, mw)

liar — 名詞

  • liarsingular
  • liarsplural

1. a person who states things they know are false, often to avoid blame or gain an

1.名詞B2
釋義

說謊者

故意說不實話的人

a person who states things they know are false, often to avoid blame or gain an advantage

例句

Diego called his business partner a liar when the accounts showed a major gap.

Diego 發現帳目出現重大缺口後，稱他的生意夥伴是說謊者。

collocation: call someone a liar

The children in the story learned that the boy who cried wolf was a liar.

故事裡的孩子們明白，那個喊「狼來了」的男孩是個說謊者。

同義詞
  • deceiver

    more formal and broader; can include non-verbal deception, not just spoken lies

  • fibber

    informal; used for harmless or trivial untruths rather than serious deception

  • fabricator

    suggests inventing a story from nothing, often in a formal or professional context

反義詞
  • truth-teller

    informal; emphasises a consistent habit of honesty

用法筆記

Frequently used with the verb 'call' (call someone a liar) or as a direct form of address ('You liar!'). Unlike dishonest or untruthful, liar is always a noun and labels the person rather than the behaviour.

常見錯誤

❌He is liar.
✅He is a liar.
💡Liar is a countable noun and needs a determiner (a, the, that) before it.
❌She told a liar story.
✅She told a lie.' or ✅ 'She is a liar.
💡Liar is a noun for a person; the noun 'lie' is used for the false statement.