Some reckon its failure to unearth masses of new information is down to a mix of mendacious reticence on the part of key witnesses and the pusillanimity of their inquisitors. 一些人承认,没能发现大量的新信息是由于关键证人的虚假的沉默和审判者的胆怯。
He said the party's claim that it had investigated every allegation of anti-Semitism among its members was a " mendacious fiction" .
他表示,该党声称已调查其成员中每一项反犹太主义指控,这是“虚假的虚构”。
英语百科
Deception
(重定向自Mendacious)
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification and subterfuge is the act of propagating beliefs in things that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith.