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词汇 insincere
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Definition of insincere in English:

insincere

adjective ɪnsɪnˈsɪəˌɪnsənˈsɪr
  • Not expressing genuine feelings.

    不真诚的,不诚恳的;虚伪的

    she flashed him an insincere smile

    她对他虚情假意地微微一笑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When they tout the virtues of this doctrine, they are being insincere.
    • While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
    • Those displays of grief also happen to be insincere.
    • It's not an insincere smile, just rather mysterious: you see it neither arriving nor departing.
    • The monotonous words sounded fake and insincere, as if they were predetermined and he was only reciting the memorized lines in some sort of play.
    • One man's face time in the television segment had to be cut down because he came off as much more insincere on screen than on the radio.
    • Mostly this is because they are simply insincere, and say what they say maliciously and in knowledge of its falsehood.
    • This Joe asks questions, at times sounds insincere and at times doesn't know how to express the right emotion.
    • If you want to avoid insincere professionals, all you have to do is not pull out your cash or credit card when it comes to that portion of the transaction.
    • Suddenly and surprisingly, his trademark insincere grin and reflexive eyebrow-raising have come into their own.
    • There were extraneous rounds of ‘love, love, love’, which made the whole song sound insincere.
    • To a healthy person, none of these comments seem unusual or insincere.
    • He was not afraid of her, and she sensed his bravery was genuine and not the result of insincere male bravado.
    • He even hated the religiosity of Americans, calling it completely insincere.
    • Supporters have learned to recognise those insincere comments for what they are worth and treat them accordingly.
    • Hallie gave him a quick, insincere smile that looked more like a grimace.
    • It isn't that the crew members come across as being insincere.
    • With an insincere apology, she shuffled off, furtively glancing over her shoulder to make sure no one had seen her colluding with a stranger.
    • She describes this binding of her brother's death with a call to arms as insincere, hypocritical and exploitative.
    • One problem with almost all systems is that they're subject to insincere or strategic voting, a practice that all parties seem to encourage.
    Synonyms
    false, fake, hollow, artificial, feigned, pretended, put-on, exaggerated, overdone, lacking sincerity, not candid, not frank
    disingenuous, dissembling, dissimulating, devious, hypocritical, cynical, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, double-dealing, faithless, disloyal, treacherous, two-faced, Janus-faced, lying, untruthful, mendacious, evasive, shifty, slippery
    informal phoney, pretend, pseud

Derivatives

  • insincerely

  • adverb ɪnsɪnˈsɪəliˌɪnsɪnˈsɪrli
    • ‘Thank you,’ she said insincerely, though she knew it was rude.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Her soft, whispered words are so insincerely delivered that he can't fathom why he believes her.
      • He looked up and smiled as insincerely as he could.
      • Students would not succumb to their desire to insincerely reproduce what their teachers profess.
      • So there is no point at all in carrying them out insincerely, or, for example, trying to cheat on the fasting in Ramadan.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin insincerus, from in- 'not' + sincerus 'sincere'.

Definition of insincere in US English:

insincere

adjectiveˌinsənˈsirˌɪnsənˈsɪr
  • Not expressing genuine feelings.

    不真诚的,不诚恳的;虚伪的

    she flashed him an insincere smile

    她对他虚情假意地微微一笑。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was not afraid of her, and she sensed his bravery was genuine and not the result of insincere male bravado.
    • If you want to avoid insincere professionals, all you have to do is not pull out your cash or credit card when it comes to that portion of the transaction.
    • While having a positive and happy disposition, you are so sensitive that you can feel when others are being dishonest or insincere.
    • It's not an insincere smile, just rather mysterious: you see it neither arriving nor departing.
    • With an insincere apology, she shuffled off, furtively glancing over her shoulder to make sure no one had seen her colluding with a stranger.
    • When they tout the virtues of this doctrine, they are being insincere.
    • There were extraneous rounds of ‘love, love, love’, which made the whole song sound insincere.
    • It isn't that the crew members come across as being insincere.
    • He even hated the religiosity of Americans, calling it completely insincere.
    • She describes this binding of her brother's death with a call to arms as insincere, hypocritical and exploitative.
    • One man's face time in the television segment had to be cut down because he came off as much more insincere on screen than on the radio.
    • Hallie gave him a quick, insincere smile that looked more like a grimace.
    • Suddenly and surprisingly, his trademark insincere grin and reflexive eyebrow-raising have come into their own.
    • To a healthy person, none of these comments seem unusual or insincere.
    • The monotonous words sounded fake and insincere, as if they were predetermined and he was only reciting the memorized lines in some sort of play.
    • Those displays of grief also happen to be insincere.
    • Supporters have learned to recognise those insincere comments for what they are worth and treat them accordingly.
    • One problem with almost all systems is that they're subject to insincere or strategic voting, a practice that all parties seem to encourage.
    • This Joe asks questions, at times sounds insincere and at times doesn't know how to express the right emotion.
    • Mostly this is because they are simply insincere, and say what they say maliciously and in knowledge of its falsehood.
    Synonyms
    false, fake, hollow, artificial, feigned, pretended, put-on, exaggerated, overdone, lacking sincerity, not candid, not frank

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin insincerus, from in- ‘not’ + sincerus ‘sincere’.

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