untrustworthy

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untrustworthy — 形容詞

  • untrustworthypositive
  • more untrustworthycomparative
  • most untrustworthysuperlative

1. Someone who is untrustworthy cannot be relied on to tell the truth, keep promise

1.形容詞B2
釋義

不可信

不值得信任或依靠的

Someone who is untrustworthy cannot be relied on to tell the truth, keep promises, or act in a fair and honest way.

例句

The journalist was fired for publishing untrustworthy news that confused readers.

那名記者因發布不可信的消息混淆讀者而被開除。

After Tendai lied about his university degree, his boss started to see him as untrustworthy.

Tendai 謊報大學學歷後，他的老闆開始覺得他不可信。

after + past event as reason for distrust

常見搭配
  • untrustworthy person
  • untrustworthy source
  • untrustworthy witness
  • untrustworthy information
  • untrustworthy website
  • untrustworthy character
  • untrustworthy colleague
  • untrustworthy employee
同義詞
  • dishonest

    focuses on a tendency to lie or deceive, whereas untrustworthy is broader

  • unreliable

    can mean inconsistent even without dishonest intent; weaker than untrustworthy

  • deceitful

    implies deliberate trickery; stronger and more active than untrustworthy

  • shady

    informal; suggests suspicious or morally questionable behaviour

反義詞

用法筆記

Stronger than 'unreliable'; implies a lack of honesty or integrity rather than simple inconsistency. Often used to describe people, information sources, or organisations.

常見錯誤

The weather forecast was untrustworthy.
The weather forecast was unreliable.
'untrustworthy' suggests dishonest intent, so it fits people or sources that may lie, not things that are simply inaccurate.

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • completely untrustworthy
  • utterly untrustworthy
  • highly untrustworthy
  • deeply untrustworthy

常用片語

  • proved untrustworthy
  • seemed untrustworthy
  • considered untrustworthy
  • regarded as untrustworthy