dissemble
英 [dɪ'semb(ə)l]
美
- vt. 掩饰，掩盖；假装
- vi. 隐藏，掩饰（思想、感情等）
GRE
1、dis- + sembl- + -e.
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be like，与一般意义的、中性的或者褒义的seem、be like相对立的一种含义。
3、其实该词也就是由dissimulate衍生而来，也就是说它来源于dissimulate，因此可以说它是dissimulate的异构词，或者说变体词。
4. dissemble隐藏,掩饰。dissimulate隐藏,掩饰。
- dissemble
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- dissemble (v.)
- early 15c. (implied in dissemblable), apparently a variant of Middle English dissimule (influenced by Middle French dessembler or English resemble), late 14c., from Old French dissimuler, from Latin dissimulare (see dissimulation). Related: Dissembled; dissembling.
- 1. I tried to dissemble an interest I didn't feel.
- 我设法假装感到兴趣.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Henry was not slow to dissemble when it served his purposes.
- 在需要时，亨利会毫不迟疑地伪装自己。
来自辞典例句
- 3. By the time boys reach your age they usually have learned to dissemble for rich uncles.
- 象你那样年纪的孩子都会对有钱的舅舅假装亲热.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Who knows not dissemble knows not how to live.
- 背要非常小心,天知道它会怎样,能不能扛住.
来自互联网
- 5. They only call it rubbish to dissemble their real motives.
- 他们把它说得分文不值就是为了掩盖自己的真正动机.
来自互联网
