[no obj.]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。 ■[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 dissemblance noun dissembler noun 语源
late Middle English: alteration (suggested by semblance) of obsolete dissimule, via Old French from Latin dissimulare 'disguise, conceal'