Word · Frequency #22410
insincere
/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/
adjective
不真诚的；虚伪的
Not genuinely meaning what is said; not sincere.
- 1.
Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial; factitious.
并非真心实意；不真诚；做作的；人为的。
- 2.
lacking sincerity
缺乏真诚的
并非真心实意；不真诚；做作的；人为的。；缺乏真诚的；不诚实的；无诚意的；伪善的
In use
His apology sounded insincere, so she didn't believe him.
She gave an insincere smile when she saw her rival.
The manager's praise felt insincere because he never gave a raise.
a charming but thoroughly insincere woman
their praise was extravagant and insincere
be insincere
His apology was insincere.
他的道歉缺乏诚意。
insincere + noun
修饰名词时置于名词前。
She gave an insincere smile.
她露出了虚假的微笑。
Connections
Collocations
- an insincere apology
- 虚伪的道歉
- He gave an insincere apology and went on with his work.他道了歉，但不真诚，说完就去干活了。
- an insincere compliment
- 言不由衷的恭维
- She received insincere compliments from her jealous colleagues.那些嫉妒她的同事对她说了些言不由衷的恭维话。
- an insincere smile
- 虚假的笑容
- He greeted me with an insincere smile.他带着虚假的笑容迎接我。
- insincere flattery
- 虚伪的奉承
- Politicians often resort to insincere flattery during election campaigns.政客们在竞选活动中常常使用虚伪的奉承。
- insincere praise
- 不真诚的赞美
- The review was full of insincere praise for the film.这篇评论通篇都是对这部电影不真诚的赞美。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 sincere 是真心，加否定前缀 in- 变成 insincere：嘴上夸你，心里却在冷笑——不真诚。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：正式书面评论、人际交往评价 insincere 通常指言语或态度不真诚，带有批评意味；在正式写作和日常交谈中都可能用到，但整体语气偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 insincere 押韵，都含有相同的尾韵 /ɪr/，且拼写都带 -ere。注意拼写相似的陷阱：there /ðɛr/ 和 where /wɛr/ 也以 -ere 结尾，但发音是 /ɛr/；cereal /ˈsɪriəl/ 以 cere- 开头，但多一个音节，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.