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dis·hon·est AHD[dĭs-ŏnʹĭst] D.J.[dɪsˈɒnɪst]K.K.[dɪsˈɑnɪst]adj.（形容词）- Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.说谎的、欺瞒的：有意撒谎、欺骗、诈骗或蒙蔽的
- Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.不诚实的；不正直的：由缺乏诚实而引起的，或以不正直为特征的
- Middle English dishoneste [dishonorable] 中古英语 dishoneste [不名誉的，不光彩的，可耻的]
- from Old French deshoneste 源自 古法语 deshoneste
- probably from Medieval Latin *dishonestus 可能源自 中世纪拉丁语 *dishonestus
- Latin dis- [dis-] 拉丁语 dis- [表示“不，相反”的意思]
- Latin honestus [honorable] * see honest 拉丁语 honestus [荣誉的，诚实的] * 参见 honest
dishonʹestly adv.（副词）dishonest, lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious- These adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness.这些形容词都含有不诚实或不真实的意思。
- Dishonest is the least specific: Dishonest 是最普通的： a dishonest answer;不老实的回答；a dishonest car dealer;不诚实的汽车经营者；dishonest profits.不正当的获利。
- Lying conveys a blunt accusation of untruth: Lying 表达了对不真实性直言不讳的谴责： Inconsistencies in his testimony made it obvious that he was a lying witness.他证词不一致，很明显，他是一个撒谎的证人。
- Untruthful is a softer but closely related term;it suggests both lack of veracity and divergence from fact: Untruthful 是一个口气更温和而关系更密切的交情；该词既意味着缺乏真实，又意味着脱离事实： made an untruthful statement.As experiments are completed the hypothesis seems increasingly untruthful.做了不真实的叙述。实验结束后，这种假说好象增加了不真实性。
- Deceitful implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth: Deceitful 指由于欺骗或掩盖事实而使人迷惑的： deceitful advertising;骗人的广告；a deceitful person.欺骗的人。
- Mendacious, a more formal equivalent oflying, suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth when it is applied to persons: Mendacious 与lying 意思一样但更为正式，当用于指人时，含有有伪造、撒谎的习惯： submitted a mendacious insurance claim.上交了一份伪造的保险书。Even when she is not being overtly mendacious,she tinkers with the truth. 即使当她不是公开撒谎时，她在事实的真相上也是笨拙的
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