(尤指故意)掩饰、隐瞒真实的感情、意图或动机;装作不是那样。(较正式用语;近义可与 dissemble 互换,但语感更偏“把真实情况藏起来”。)
/dɪˈsɪmjəleɪt/
He tried to dissimulate his disappointment.
他试图掩饰自己的失望。
Though she remained polite throughout the meeting, she could not entirely dissimulate her distrust of the proposal.
尽管她在会议全程保持礼貌,但仍无法完全掩饰对该提案的不信任。
来自拉丁语 dissimulāre,意为“掩饰、假装”,由 **dis-**(表示“分开、相反”)+ simulāre(“使相似、假装”,与 similar 同源)构成;后进入法语并在英语中固定为较正式的书面用词。