disingenuous
英 [,dɪsɪn'dʒenjʊəs]
美[,dɪsɪn'dʒɛnjuəs]
- adj. 虚伪的；不诚实的；不老实的；狡猾的
英英释意
- 1. 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"