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mendacity的意思

mendacity
英式音标[mɛn'dæsəti]
美式英标[men'dæsətɪ]

基本解释

n. 谎言;虚伪;撒谎癖

中文词源

mendacity 撒谎,捏造

来自mendacious,撒谎的,捏造的。

英文词源

mendacity (n.)
"tendency to lie," 1640s, from Middle French mendacité and directly from Late Latin mendacitas "falsehood, mendacity," from Latin mendax "lying; a liar" (see mendacious).

实用例句

1. Politicians are often accused of mendacity.
政客们常被斥为扯谎成性。
来自辞典例句