dissemble
英 [dɪ'semb(ə)l]
美
- vt. 掩飾,掩蓋;假裝
- vi. 隱藏,掩飾(思想、感情等)
助記提示
1、dis- + sembl- + -e.
2、這裏的前綴dis-主要用於表示貶義,也就是說這是一種帶貶義的be like,與一般意義的、中性的或者褒義的seem、be like相對立的一種含義。
3、其實該詞也就是由dissimulate衍生而來,也就是說它來源於dissimulate,因此可以說它是dissimulate的異構詞,或者說變體詞。
4. dissemble隱藏,掩飾。dissimulate隱藏,掩飾。
中文詞源
dissemble 掩飾改編自dissimulate, 掩飾。
英文詞源
- dissemble
- dissemble: see similar
- dissemble (v.)
- early 15c. (implied in dissemblable), apparently a variant of Middle English dissimule (influenced by Middle French dessembler or English resemble), late 14c., from Old French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare (see dissimulation). Related: Dissembled; dissembling.
雙語例句
- 1. I tried to dissemble an interest I didn't feel.
- 我設法假裝感到興趣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes.
- 在需要時,亨利會毫不遲疑地偽裝自己。
來自辭典例句
- 3. By the time boys reach your age they usually have learned to dissemble for rich uncles.
- 象你那樣年紀的孩子都會對有錢的舅舅假裝親熱.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Who knows not dissemble knows not how to live.
- 背要非常小心,天知道它會怎樣,能不能扛住.
來自互聯網
- 5. They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives.
- 他們把它說得分文不值就是為了掩蓋自己的真正動機.
來自互聯網