Mendacious
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 不真的; 撒谎的
- [英] adj. 不真的 ( false or untrue) ; 撒谎的 ( telling lies habitually)
- [类] 反义词: honest ( 诚实的)
- [记] mend ( 修补) +acious -> 修补太多 -> 不真的, 撒谎的
- [同] 同根词: mendable ( 可修理的) ; mender ( 修补者)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Latin mendac-, mendax — more at amend
- Date: 1616
- given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth <mendacious tales of his adventures>
- Synonyms: see dishonest
- ? mendaciously adverb
- ? mendaciousness noun