belie是什么意思
- 英式英标[bɪ\'laɪ]
- 美式音标[bɪ\'laɪ]
英文词源
- 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").
实用例句
- 1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
- 实际情况证明他作了伪证。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her looks belie her 50 years.
- 她看上去不像50岁。来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
- 她的活力与年轻美貌使人看不出她有65岁了。来自《权威词典》
- 4. The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
- 低缓的山坡掩盖了这座山的真实特点.来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. His clothes belie his station.
- 他的衣服掩饰了他的身分.来自辞典例句
