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belie

UK //bɪˈlaɪ//US //bɪˈlaɪ//

词源

源自中古英语 'belyen',来自古英语 'belēogan',意为'用谎言包围'。由 'be-'(完全)和 'lie'(说谎)组成。

verb

❶ 指某事物与外表或预期不符,常用来描述表面现象掩盖了真实情况。比如看似平静却隐藏危机,或看似友好实则虚伪。

“Her calm face belied the fear she felt inside.”

(她平静的面容掩盖了内心的恐惧。)

“The sunny weather belied the coming storm.”

(晴朗的天气让人察觉不到即将来临的暴风雨。)

❶ 指证明某事是错误的或不真实的,常用于反驳某种说法或印象。

“The evidence belies his claim of innocence.”

(证据证明他声称无辜的说法是假的。)

“Her success belies the myth that women can't excel in science.”

(她的成功证明了女性不能在科学领域出类拔萃的说法是错误的。)

同义词:contradict, disguise, misrepresent, conceal, mask

常见短语

belie one's expectations — 指某事与人们的预期相反,常用来描述出人意料的情况。

“The team's performance belied all expectations by winning the championship.”

(这支队伍的表现出乎所有人意料,赢得了冠军。)

belie the truth — 指掩盖或歪曲事实,常用于描述虚假的表象。

“His confident tone belied the truth of his uncertainty.”

(他自信的语气掩盖了他内心不确定的事实。)