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disingenuousness

/dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs/US // ˌdɪs ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs //UK // (ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs) //

虚情假意,虚伪性,虚伪,虚伪的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere: Her excuse was rather disingenuous.

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Examples

  • To shield one’s pet hypothesis of an alien object by suggesting that it is not being taken seriously because of a flaw in how we do science is playing a disingenuous game with the facts.

  • The move has no political chance in a Democratic House, but sends a clear, though disingenuous, message about punishing supposed “extremism.”

  • Deshaun Watson is taking a stand against disingenuous NFL owners.

  • In this fascinating new era, there are consequences for their disingenuous dealings.

  • These factors have also helped companies overcome the fear of being seen as partisan or disingenuous, a fear that previously held them back from engagement, especially in the current, polarized political climate.

  • How does one support gender equality without coming across as disingenuous or, even worse, as pandering?

  • He would rather endorse someone with genuine doubts than someone with disingenuous beliefs.

  • And he did it with arguments that many civil libertarians found disingenuous, at best.

  • But the crown itself (or headband or cluster of buds) screams disingenuous.

  • There is something disingenuous about his playing both instigator and victim.

  • Still she was the first to speak; since Eau-douce could utter naught that would be disingenuous, or that would pain his friend.

  • "You know quite well what I mean," continued Mrs. Lascelles, with a genuine smile at my disingenuous face.

  • All this is, of course, manifestly disingenuous, and does not impose on Heriot's superiors in the general post office.

  • This somewhat disingenuous argument created a profound impression.

  • It is disingenuous to endeavor to conceal these facts, and to mislead ordinary citizens about them.