Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #9907
Fully loadeddishonest
不诚实的；不光彩的
核心释义
not honest; shoddy
- 1.
不诚实的；低劣的。
Not honest; shoddy.
- 2.
欺骗性的；欺诈的；好欺骗或诈骗的
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
- 3.
有损诚信的。
Interfering with honesty.
- 4.
可被腐蚀的；可收买的
capable of being corrupted
欺骗的；欺诈的；有欺骗倾向的；可收买的；易受贿的；可腐败的；妨碍诚实的；有损诚信的；不诚实的；低劣的。；欺骗性的；欺诈的；好欺骗或诈骗的
用法In use
It was dishonest of him to lie about his qualifications.
用法提示：形容词 'dishonest' 作表语，描述人的行为不诚实。
She felt that the used car salesman was being dishonest with her.
用法提示：形容词 'dishonest' 作表语，搭配介词 'with' 表示对某人不诚实。
Politicians who make promises they can't keep are often seen as dishonest.
用法提示：形容词 'dishonest' 作主语补足语，用于被动语态描述看法。
dishonest politicians
dishonest + noun
He is a dishonest politician.
他是一个不诚实的政客。
dishonest about + noun/gerund
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dishonest person
- 不诚实的人
- I would never trust a dishonest person.我永远不会信任一个不诚实的人。
- dishonest behavior
- 不诚实的行为
- The company fired him for dishonest behavior.公司因他不诚实的行为解雇了他。
- dishonest means
- 不正当手段
- He obtained the money by dishonest means.他通过不正当手段获得了那笔钱。
- dishonest statement
- 不诚实的陈述
- The politician made a dishonest statement to the press.那位政客向媒体做了不诚实的陈述。
- dishonest politician
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
dis-表示否定，honest是诚实，合起来就是不诚实。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal、business、academic 多用于正式语境，如法律、商业或学术讨论。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'honest' truly rhymes with 'dishonest' (both have the stressed vowel /ɒ/ followed by /nɪst/). The other words share the spelling ending '-est' but have different vowel sounds: /ɛst/ in 'protest', 'request', 'suggest', and 'digest'; /ɪst/ in 'modest' (though with a different consonant).
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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