insincere
英[?ns?n's??]
美[,?ns?n's?r]
- adj. 不誠實(shí)的；虛假的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?insincerely;名詞:?insincerity;
助記提示
1、in- "not" + sem-, sin- "one" + cer-(-cerus), from stem/root of crescere "grow" + -e.
2、字面含義："of one growth" (i.e. "not hybrid, unmixed").
中文詞源
insincere 不真誠的
in-,不，非，sincere,真誠的。
英文詞源
- insincere (adj.)
- 1620s (implied in insincerely), from Latin insincerus "not genuine, not pure, adulterated," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sincerus (see sincere).
雙語例句
- 1. John found himself surrounded by insincere flattery.
- 約翰發(fā)現(xiàn)自己為虛情假意的奉承阿諛?biāo)鼑?/dd>
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Silvia's smile looks insincere.
- 西爾維婭的微笑很做作.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He is above the insincere flattery.
- 他對(duì)這種假惺惺的諂諛不屑一顧.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Some people are so terribly insincere you can never tell if they are telling the truth.
- 有些人非常虛偽，你根本說不準(zhǔn)他們是否在講實(shí)話。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Her words rang hollow , ie What she said sounded insincere.
- 她的話聽起來很虛(言不由衷).
來自辭典例句