mendaciously
mendaciously — 副詞
1. by deliberately making false statements or telling lies so that other people wil
虛假地
以說謊或不實的方式
by deliberately making false statements or telling lies so that other people will believe something that is not true
The former CEO mendaciously claimed that the company had never violated any pollution laws.
前任執行長虛假地聲稱公司從未違反任何污染法規。
mendaciously + claim (denying wrongdoing)
Adina mendaciously told the bank that her income was triple what she actually earned.
Adina 虛假地告訴銀行，她的收入是實際收入的三倍。
The paper mendaciously reported that the scientist had faked his research without checking the facts.
那家報紙虛假地報導那位科學家偽造研究資料，卻未查證事實。
mendaciously + reported + that-clause
Caleb mendaciously stated that he held a degree from a university he never attended.
Caleb 虛假地陳述自己擁有從未就讀的大學學位。
mendaciously + state + that-clause about qualifications
Piotr mendaciously assured the committee that all safety checks had been completed the week before.
Piotr 虛假地向委員會保證所有安全檢查都在前一週完成了。
- mendaciously claim
- mendaciously state
- mendaciously assert
- mendaciously deny
- mendaciously report
- mendaciously assure
- dishonestly
broader and more common; covers any kind of cheating or deception, not just lying in speech
- falsely
focuses on the untruth of the statement rather than the intent to deceive; can describe genuine mistakes
- deceitfully
emphasises the intention to trick or mislead someone for personal gain
- untruthfully
more direct and less formal; simply means not telling the truth
- truthfully
the most direct opposite — speaking in accordance with the facts
- honestly
broader antonym covering fairness and sincerity, not just factual accuracy
文法句型
mendaciously + verb (claim, state, deny, assert)
用法筆記
This adverb is formal and appears mainly in written contexts such as news reporting, legal documents, or political commentary. It almost always modifies verbs of speaking or stating (claim, state, assert, deny, report, assure).
常見錯誤
同根字
- mendacious形容詞C1
- mendacity名詞C1