dissemble是什么意思,dissemble怎么用
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dissemble
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📰 外刊例句
Dissembling helps grease the wheels of daily life. 掩饰有助于润滑日常生活的齿轮。
—— 《经济学人》
—— 《时代周刊》
📖 基本释义
[verb] conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs
[动词] 隐藏自己的真实动机、感情或信仰
💡 深入解读
Dissemble 是一个与熟词 similar 同词根 simil, simul(t), sembl (相类似、一样)的单词。其中, dissemble 由前缀 dis- (不一样)+词根 sembl (相类似、一样)构成。该词源自拉丁语dissimulare(使不一样、隐藏、伪装),15世纪初经古法语dessembler进入英语后,也是用来表示“掩盖、掩藏、掩饰”,常作正式用语使用,主要指隐藏自己的真实动机、意图、感情、思想、信仰以及事情的真相等,强调对人进行欺骗的意图,并且常意味着一旦被发现后将受到谴责,
比如:
Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes. The odour of hypocrisy hung about everything he said.在需要时,亨利会毫不迟疑地伪装自己。他说的每句话都假惺惺的。
值得注意的是, dissemble 容易与常见单词 disassemble (拆卸、拆开)相混淆,在听说读写时要小心区别。
📚 名著用例
You can hardly doubt the purport of my discourse, however your natural delicacy may lead you to dissemble ; my attentions have been too marked to be mistaken. 尽管你天性羞怯,假痴假呆,可是我对你的百般殷勤,已经表现得非常明显,你一定会明白我说话的用意。
— 出自《19世纪英国小说家简·奥斯丁(Jane Austen)的代表作《傲慢与偏见》( Pride and Prejudice )。》
🔍 同近义词
- cloak: hide, cover, or disguise (something)
- disguise: make (something) unrecognizable by altering its appearance, sound, taste, or smell
- dissimulate: conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)

