| 单词 | mendacity |
| 释义 | mendacity noun[U] formaluk/menˈdæs.ə.ti/us/menˈdæs.ə.t̬i/theactof nottellingthetruth: 撒谎习惯；说谎Politicians are oftenaccusedof mendacity.政客常被指责说谎成性。 Opposite veracityformal Lies, lying & hypocrisy
Examplesofmendacitymendacity An industry that employs much carefully temperedmendacitywill not be sensitive to its application to itself. From theCambridge English Corpus He was ruthlessly honest and honestly outraged bymendacity. From theCambridge English Corpus Constant accusations of conspiracies,mendacity, and cover-ups have dominated these disputes. From theCambridge English Corpus What absorbs their attention, rather, is the putativemendacityof participants, who are the ultimate sources of information about the economy. From theCambridge English Corpus Memoirs remain interesting even when we realize theirmendacityor meretriciousness; for unlike sources or histories, and like novels, their persuasion lies in their portraiture. From theCambridge English Corpus The milk-seller was pleased that he had succeeded in uncovering themendacityof the jeweller and, turning to him, called him a liar and a cheat. From theCambridge English Corpus Are we to start a competition inmendacityand corruption? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, our defence policy is a tissue ofmendacityand make-believe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You have read our newspapers, with theirmendacity, malignancy and bigotry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He refers to the mechanics of the rabble-rouser, and to market placemendacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will you allow me to demonstrate the nonsense, the absolutemendacity, of that claim? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are a body of persons containing some of the same people, but there may have been a fresh element ofmendacityintroduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is protection for people who might fear some form ofmendacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For two years he and those who think with him have been enveloped in a blinding mist of false information andmendacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The service has also borne the brunt of a propaganda campaign of despicablemendacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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