Word
dissembler
/diˈsemblə/
noun
掩饰者；伪装者
someone who hides their true feelings or intentions
- 1.
Someone who dissembles.
掩饰者；伪君子。
掩饰者；伪君子。；伪君子；伪善者
In use
The politician was exposed as a dissembler who never intended to keep his campaign promises.
After years of friendship, she discovered he was merely a dissembler who pretended to care about her problems.
The company fired the dissembler when his false claims about sales figures came to light.
be a dissembler
He is a dissembler who hides his true intentions.
他是个隐藏真实意图的伪君子。
expose a dissembler
The investigation exposed the politician as a dissembler.
调查揭露了这位政客是个伪君子。
a dissembler of [noun]
此模式较少见，更常用定语从句描述。
She was a dissembler of emotions.
她是个掩饰情感的伪君子。
Common mistakes
He is a dissembler person.He is a dissembling person.
“dissembler”是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词形式“dissembling”。
He dissemblers his true feelings.He dissembles his true feelings.
“dissembler”是名词，不能用作动词；动词形式是“dissemble”。
Connections
Confusing words
- hypocrite
- 伪君子 · 'dissembler' 侧重隐藏真实意图或情感，而 'hypocrite' 侧重虚伪的道德或信仰。
- dissenter
- 持异议者 · 'dissembler' 与 'dissenter' 发音相近，但 'dissenter' 指公开反对或持有不同意见的人。
- disseminator
- 传播者 · 'dissembler' 与 'disseminator' 拼写相似，但 'disseminator' 指传播信息或知识的人。
Word family
- dissemble
- 掩饰；假装 · v.
- dissembling
- 掩饰；虚伪 · n.
- dissembled
- 假装的；掩饰的 · adj.
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.