dissemble
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：
- 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。
Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes. The odour of hypocrisy hung about everything he said.
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。
好书例句
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）。
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》 - They discounted his womanizing and his dissembling about the draft because they liked his energy and intelligence, and the fact that he wasn’t George Bush.
他们对他的风流成性和他对兵役问题的遮遮掩掩并不在意，因为他们喜欢他的干劲与才智，而且因为他不是乔治·布什。
——《时代周刊》
常见短语
- Dissemble one’s true intentions: 掩饰真实意图
- Dissemble one’s emotions: 掩饰情感
- Dissemble one’s motives: 掩饰动机
- Dissemble one’s feelings: 掩饰感受
- Dissemble one’s true identity: 掩饰真实身份
- Dissemble one’s thoughts: 掩饰思想
- Dissemble one’s true nature: 掩饰真实本性
- Dissemble one’s actions: 掩饰行为
- Dissemble one’s beliefs: 掩饰信仰
- Dissemble one’s knowledge: 掩饰知识
- Dissemble one’s weaknesses: 掩饰弱点
- Dissemble one’s strengths: 掩饰优势
- Dissemble one’s doubts: 掩饰疑虑
- Dissemble one’s insecurities: 掩饰不安
- Dissemble one’s mistakes: 掩饰错误
- Dissemble one’s incompetence: 掩饰无能
- Dissemble one’s ignorance: 掩饰无知
- Dissemble one’s disappointment: 掩饰失望
- Dissemble one’s disapproval: 掩饰不赞同
- Dissemble one’s agreement: 掩饰同意
- Dissemble one’s surprise: 掩饰惊讶
- Dissemble one’s happiness: 掩饰快乐
- Dissemble one’s anger: 掩饰愤怒
- Dissemble one’s frustration: 掩饰沮丧
- Dissemble one’s resentment: 掩饰怨恨
- Dissemble one’s guilt: 掩饰内疚
- Dissemble one’s innocence: 掩饰无辜
- Dissemble one’s laughter: 掩饰笑声
- Dissemble one’s concern: 掩饰关切
- Dissemble one’s confidence: 掩饰自信
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)
