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单词 mendacity
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
men•dac•i•ty /mɛnˈdæsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. the act or state of telling lies:known for his mendacity.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
men•dac•i•ty  (men das′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties for 2.
  1. the quality of being mendacious;
    untruthfulness;
    tendency to lie.
  2. an instance of lying;
    falsehood.
  • Late Latin mendācitās falsehood, equivalent. to Latin mendāci- (stem of mendāx) given to lying, false + -tās -ty2
  • 1640–50
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deception, lie, untruth, deceit.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mendacity /mɛnˈdæsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the tendency to be untruthful
  2. a falsehood
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin mendācitās, from Latin mendāx untruthful

mendacious /mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/ adj menˈdaciously adv
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