dissimulate
英[dɪ'sɪmjʊleɪt]
美
- vi. 掩饰；假装；装糊涂
- vt. 掩饰；假装；装糊涂
词态变化
第三人称单数: dissimulates;过去式: dissimulated;过去分词: dissimulated;现在分词: dissimulating;名词: dissimulation;
助记提示
1、dis- + simul- + -ate.
2、这里的前缀dis-主要用于表示贬义，也就是说这是一种带贬义的simulate，与一般意义的、中性的或者褒义的simulate、make like相对立的一种含义。
中文词源
dissimulate 掩饰dis-, 强调，整个的。simulate, 假装，模仿。即模仿出来的，看起来像真的。
英文词源
- dissimulate (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin dissimulatus, past participle of dissimulare "to disguise, hide, conceal, keep secret," from dis- (see dis-) + simulare (see simulate). Related: Dissimulated; dissimulating.
双语例句
- 1. They were decked out in tracksuits, seemingly to dissimulate their true function.
- 他们都穿着田径服，似乎想掩饰他们的真实职能。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This man was too injured to dissimulate well.
- 这个人受伤严重，无法完全遮掩住。
来自辞典例句
- 3. He who knows not how to dissimulate, can not reign.
- 不知道如何装扮成一个君子的人无法赢得尊重.
来自互联网
- 4. Joan could not dissimulate.
- 琼不会装假.
来自互联网
- 5. Paulson's inability to dissimulate is at times endearing.
- 有些时候,保尔森不善伪装的性格显得可爱.
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