
好词典
源自中古英语 'belyen',由 'be-'(彻底) + 'lie'(说谎)构成,原意为「用谎言包围」。
❶ 指某事物与表面现象相反,掩盖了真实情况。常用于描述外表、行为或数据与实质不符的情形。
“Her calm smile belied the anxiety she felt inside.”
(她平静的微笑掩饰了内心的焦虑。)
“The sunny weather belied the forecast of a storm.”
(晴朗的天气与预报的风暴完全不符。)
belied by — 用于指出某现象与事实相矛盾,强调表面与实质的差异。
“His confident tone was belied by the nervous tapping of his fingers.”
(他自信的语气被手指紧张的敲击动作所否定。)