dis·in·gen·u·ous /ˌdɪsṇˈʤɛnjəwəs/
(a.)不老實的,不誠實的,虛偽的
Dis·in·gen·u·ous a.
1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.
2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.
So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. --Pope.
-- Dis*in*gen*u*ous*ly, adv. --T. Warton. -- Dis*in*gen*u*ous*ness, n.
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disingenuous
adj : not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of
frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and
hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most
disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a
disingenuous excuse" [syn: artful] [ant: ingenuous]