mendacious
adjective /menˈdeɪʃəs/
/menˈdeɪʃəs/
(formal)- not telling the truth
synonym lying撒谎的;不真实的;捏造的 - mendacious press statements
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词源early 17th cent.: from Latin mendax, mendac- ‘lying’ (related to mendum ‘fault’) + -ious. - mendacious press statements