dishonest

形容词 dishonest:

1. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
   同义词：dishonorable
2. lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable
3. lacking truthfulness
4. capable of being corrupted
   同义词：corruptible, bribable, purchasable, venal

1. It's a dishonest scheme and I'm glad to be out of it.
   那是个骗局，我幸而置身事外。
2. I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means.
   我宁可安于贫穷，也不愿用不当手段赚钱。
3. Although she is poor, it doesn't follow that she is dishonest.
   虽然她穷，却未必不诚实。
4. She was defrauded of her money by a dishonest accountant.
   她的钱被一个奸诈的会计骗去了。
5. A dishonest business or practice, especially one that obtains money through fraud or extortion.
   敲诈不诚实的生意或行为，尤指通过欺诈或勒索得到钱
6. Susceptibility to bribery or corruption, as in the use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.
   甘受贿赂，贪污腐化易受贿赂或腐败的影响性，如在使用不诚实的收益的信托状况时
7. I will not make friends with a dishonest person.
   我决不会与不诚实的人交朋友。
8. He is a dishonest merchant.
   他是一个不诚实的商人。

dis.hon.est

adj.（形容词）
Disposed to lie, cheat, defraud, or deceive.
说谎的、欺瞒的：有意撒谎、欺骗、诈骗或蒙蔽的
Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.
不诚实的；不正直的：由缺乏诚实而引起的，或以不正直为特征的

来源：
Middle English dishoneste [dishonorable]
中古英语 dishoneste [不名誉的，不光彩的，可耻的]
from Old French deshoneste
源自 古法语 deshoneste
probably from Medieval Latin *dishonestus
可能源自 中世纪拉丁语 *dishonestus
Latin dis- [dis-]
拉丁语 dis- [表示.不，相反.的意思]
Latin honestus [honorable] * see honest
拉丁语 honestus [荣誉的，诚实的] *参见 honest

【引伸】
dishon.estly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>dishonest,lying,untruthful,deceitful,mendaciousThese adjectives mean lacking honesty or truthfulness.
这些形容词都含有不诚实或不真实的意思。
Dishonest is the least specific:
Dishonest 是最普通的：
例句：
a dishonest answer;
不老实的回答；

例句：
a dishonest car dealer;
不诚实的汽车经营者；

例句：
dishonest profits.
不正当的获利。

Lying conveys a blunt accusation of untruth:
Lying 表达了对不真实性直言不讳的谴责：
例句：
Inconsistencies in his testimony made it obvious that he was a lying witness.
他证词不一致，很明显，他是一个撒谎的证人。

Untruthful is a softer but closely related term;it suggests both lack of veracity and divergence from fact:
Untruthful 是一个口气更温和而关系更密切的交情；该词既意味着缺乏真实，又意味着脱离事实：
例句：
made an untruthful statement.As experiments are completed the hypothesis seems increasingly untruthful.
做了不真实的叙述。实验结束后，这种假说好象增加了不真实性。

Deceitful implies misleading by falsehood or by concealment of the truth:
Deceitful 指由于欺骗或掩盖事实而使人迷惑的：
例句：
deceitful advertising;
骗人的广告；

例句：
a deceitful person.
欺骗的人。

Mendacious, a more formal equivalent oflying, suggests a chronic inclination toward untruth when it is applied to persons:
Mendacious 与lying 意思一样但更为正式，当用于指人时，含有有伪造、撒谎的习惯：
例句：
submitted a mendacious insurance claim.
上交了一份伪造的保险书。

例句：
Even when she is not being overtly mendacious,she tinkers with the truth.
即使当她不是公开撒谎时，她在事实的真相上也是笨拙的