Word · Frequency #33131
insincerities
不诚实;虚伪;无诚意
insincerities is the plural of insincerity.
the quality of being deceitful or hypocritical; lack of sincerity.
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Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.
不真诚;缺乏诚意或真实性。
不真诚;缺乏诚意或真实性。;不诚实;无诚意;伪善;[经] 不诚实
In use
His insincerity was obvious when he praised the meal he had barely touched.
I could hear the insincerity in her voice as she apologized.
People can often forgive small insincerities, but not repeated lies.
insincerity in (doing) something
insincerity 为不可数名词,前面通常不加 a/an。
There was obvious insincerity in his praise.
他的赞扬中明显缺乏诚意。
an act/display of insincerity
该结构中的 act/display 为可数名词,可用不定冠词。
Her apology was an act of insincerity.
她的道歉是一种伪善的表现。
accuse someone of insincerity
accuse of 是固定搭配,后接名词或动名词。
They accused the politician of insincerity.
他们指责那位政客不诚实。
Common mistakes
He told an insincerity.He was insincere.
“insincerity”是不可数抽象名词,不能与不定冠词连用。应使用形容词“insincere”描述人的行为。
Please accept my insincerity.Please accept my sincerity.
“insincerity”表示“不诚实”,而“sincerity”表示“诚意”。在表达歉意或感谢的语境中,通常需要使用“sincerity”来表示真诚。
Connections
Confusing words
- sincerity
- 真诚 · insincerity是sincerity的反义词,指缺乏真诚,而sincerity指真诚。学习者常因形式相似而混淆。
- hypocrisy
- 虚伪 · hypocrisy特指表面一套背后一套的伪善,而insincerity泛指不诚实,范围更广。
- dishonesty
- 不诚实 · dishonesty是更通用的不诚实,包括说谎、欺骗等;insincerity侧重缺乏诚意,常指情感或态度的不真实。
Word family
- insincerities
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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