belie
英 [bɪ'laɪ]
美 [bɪ'laɪ]
- vt.偽装する;矛盾する;失望させる;偽りの間違いを証明する
英語の語源
- 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").
例文
- 1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
- 実際の状況は彼が偽証をしたことを証明している。
- 2.Her looks belie her 50 years.
- 彼女は50歳には見えない。
- 3.Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
- 彼女の活力と若々しい美貌は65歳に見えなくなった。/
- 4.The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.
- 緩やかな山の斜面がこの山の本当の特徴を覆い隠している。
- 5.His clothes belie his station.
- 彼の服は彼の身分を隠した。
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