dissemble
verb /dɪˈsembl/
/dɪˈsembl/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they dissemble | /dɪˈsembl/ /dɪˈsembl/ |
he / she / it dissembles | /dɪˈsemblz/ /dɪˈsemblz/ |
past simple dissembled | /dɪˈsembld/ /dɪˈsembld/ |
past participle dissembled | /dɪˈsembld/ /dɪˈsembld/ |
-ing form dissembling | /dɪˈsemblɪŋ/ /dɪˈsemblɪŋ/ |
- dissemble (something) to hide your real feelings or intentions, often by pretending to have different ones
掩盖,掩饰(真实感情或意图) - She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling.
她是一个非常诚实的人,不会伪装。
词源late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare ‘disguise, conceal’. - She was a very honest person who was incapable of dissembling.