| 单词 | mendacious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [men'deiʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.不真的；撒谎的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 不真的(false or untrue)；撒谎的(telling lies habitually) 【考】 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) |
| 字源 | mendacious (adj.) 1610s, from Middle French mendacieux, from Latin mendacium "a lie, untruth, falsehood, fiction," from mendax (genitive mendacis) "lying, deceitful," from menda "fault, defect, carelessness in writing," from PIE root *mend- "physical defect, fault" (see amend (v.)). The sense evolution of Latin mendax was influenced by mentiri "to speak falsely, lie, deceive." Related: Mendaciously; mendaciousness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 撒谎的 【记】mend(v 修补), aci, ous多－修补太多－撒谎的 【类】ambiguous: clarity = mendacious: truth暧昧的不是清楚 = 虚假的不是事实 【反】honest(adj 诚实的; 正直的); veracious(adj 说实话的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】mend 修补，修补过的，不是原装的 【相关】mend 修补, amend 改善, 改正 emend 修订, 校勘 |
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