
形容词,指不真诚的、虚伪的、故意装作不知道或不理解的。通常用来描述一个人表面上显得天真无辜,实际上却心知肚明、别有用心。
/ds.nden.ju.s/
His apology seemed disingenuous, as if he didn't really mean it.
他的道歉看起来很虚伪,好像并不是真心的。
It would be disingenuous to claim that the policy changes were made purely for the benefit of the public, when internal documents reveal they were driven by financial considerations.
如果声称政策变动纯粹是为了公众利益,那就太不真诚了,因为内部文件显示这些变动是出于财务考量。
该词由前缀 dis-(表示否定)和 ingenuous(真诚的、坦率的)组合而成。ingenuous 源自拉丁语 ingenuus,原意为"天生自由的、高贵的",后引申为"坦率天真的"。加上否定前缀后,disingenuous 便表示"不坦率的、虚伪的"。该词最早在17世纪进入英语使用。