dissemble
/dɪˈsembl/verb
no obj.
1- conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs掩藏真实动机(或情感、信仰):
an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble.
一个不需隐瞒的诚实、真挚的人。
1.1
- with obj. disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention)伪装(或掩藏)(情感, 意图):
she smiled, dissembling her true emotion.
她笑着, 掩饰自己的真实情感。
派生词
dissemblance
noundissembler
noun词源
late Middle English: alteration (suggested by SEMBLANCE) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare 'disguise, conceal'.