belie
英[b?'la?]
美[b?'la?]
- vt. 掩飾；與…不符；使失望；證明…虛假錯誤
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?belies;過去式:?belied;過去分詞:?belied;現在分詞:?belying;
英文詞源
- belie (v.)
- Old English beleogan "to deceive by lies," from be- + lie (v.1) "to lie, tell lies." Current sense of "to contradict as a lie" is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from Old English belicgan, which meant "to encompass, beleaguer," and in Middle English was a euphemism for "to have sex with" (i.e. "to lie with carnally").
雙語例句
- 1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
- 實際情況證明他作了偽證。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her looks belie her 50 years.
- 她看上去不像50歲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
- 她的活力與年輕美貌使人看不出她有65歲了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
- 低緩的山坡掩蓋了這座山的真實特點.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. His clothes belie his station.
- 他的衣服掩飾了他的身分.
來自辭典例句