单词 | dishonest |
释义 | dishonest/dɪsˈɒnɪst /adjective 1Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way: he was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family...
Synonyms fraudulent, corrupt, swindling, cheating, double-dealing; underhand, crafty, cunning, devious, designing, treacherous, perfidious, unfair, unjust, disreputable, rascally, roguish, dirty, unethical, immoral, dishonourable, unscrupulous, unprincipled, amoral; criminal, illegal, unlawful; false, untruthful, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, Janus-faced, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy informal crooked, shady, tricky, sharp, shifty British informal bent, dodgy Australian/New Zealand informal shonky South African informal slim Law malfeasant archaic knavish, subtle, hollow-hearted rare false-hearted, double-faced, truthless 1.1Intended to mislead or cheat: he gave the editor a dishonest account of events...
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'dishonourable, unchaste'): from Old French deshoneste, Latin dehonestus. |
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