Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #9907
Fully loadeddishonest
不诚实的；不光彩的
not honest; shoddy
- 1.
Not honest; shoddy.
不诚实的；低劣的。
- 2.
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
欺骗性的；欺诈的；好欺骗或诈骗的
- 3.
Interfering with honesty.
有损诚信的。
- 4.
capable of being corrupted
可被腐蚀的；可收买的
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
In use
It was dishonest of him to lie about his qualifications.
She felt that the used car salesman was being dishonest with her.
Politicians who make promises they can't keep are often seen as dishonest.
dishonest politicians
dishonest + noun
He is a dishonest politician.
他是一个不诚实的政客。
dishonest about + noun/gerund
常用介词 about 引出不诚实的具体方面。
She was dishonest about her age.
她对自己的年龄不诚实。
dishonest with + noun
介词 with 后接被欺骗的对象。
Connections
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
- 不诚实的政客
- Voters are tired of dishonest politicians.选民们厌倦了不诚实的政客。
- dishonest act
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dis-表示否定，honest是诚实，合起来就是不诚实。
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。
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).
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。
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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