Word · Frequency #19460
belies
掩饰；使产生假象
belies is the third person singular of belie.
to give a false or misleading impression of something
- 1.
To give a false representation of.
歪曲,对...作虚假的描述。
- 2.
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
反驳,证明...为假。
- 3.
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
掩盖(某事物)矛盾或讽刺的存在
- 4.
To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
表明或证明(某事物)存在,尤指被认为矛盾或讽刺的事物
与…不符；与…相矛盾；歪曲,对...作虚假的描述。；反驳,证明...为假。；掩盖(某事物)矛盾或讽刺的存在；表明或证明(某事物)存在,尤指被认为矛盾或讽刺的事物
In use
The calm tone of her email belies the anger she felt.
His casual laughter belied the concern he had about the result.
The small size of the museum belies the richness of its collection.
belie sth
His calm voice belied his fear.
他平静的声音掩盖了他的恐惧。
be belied by sth
常用被动语态，强调某事物被另一事物揭穿或证明为假。
The team's confidence was belied by their poor performance.
球队的信心被他们糟糕的表现戳穿了。
sth belies the fact that ...
宾语常为 the fact、the idea、the claim 等，后接 that 从句。
Connections
Collocations
- belie the fact
- 掩盖事实；与事实相矛盾
- His calm tone belied the fact that he was extremely nervous.他平静的语气掩盖了他极度紧张的事实。
- belie expectations
- 与预期不符；出乎意料
- The final results belied everyone's expectations.最终结果与所有人的预期不符。
- belie the stereotype
- 打破刻板印象；证明刻板印象不实
- She belied the stereotype that introverts cannot be good leaders.她打破了内向者无法成为优秀领导者的刻板印象。
- belie the hype
- 与炒作不符；证明宣传夸大
- The disappointing sales belied the hype surrounding the product.惨淡的销量证明了围绕该产品的大肆宣传并不属实。
- belying its name
- 与其名称不符；名不副实
- The hotel was luxurious inside, belying its modest name.这家酒店内部豪华，与其朴素的名字并不相符。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“be lie”（在撒谎）：撒谎就是掩饰真相，让表面与事实不符，正对应belie“掩饰；与…矛盾”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、学术或文学评论 belie 通常用于正式或书面语境，多表示“与…不符/相矛盾”或“掩饰/使产生假象”；在口语或非正式场合较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six rhyme with the final syllable of 'belie' (/laɪ/). Beware lookalikes 'belief' /bɪˈliːf/ and 'believe' /bɪˈliːv/, where '-lie-' is pronounced /liː/, not /laɪ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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