Word
dissimulator
/diˈsimjuleitə/
noun
伪装者；掩饰者
One who dissimulates.
- 1.
One who dissimulates.
伪装者；掩饰者。
伪装者；掩饰者。；假装不知者；伪善者
In use
The politician was a skilled dissimulator, promising transparency while hiding his true intentions.
Even though she disliked the meal, she acted as a gracious dissimulator to avoid hurting her host's feelings.
The student was a clever dissimulator, nodding along in class despite having no idea what the teacher was saying.
BE a dissimulator
常作表语，表示人的伪装性格。
He is a dissimulator.
他是一个伪善者。
dissimulator of NP
后接of短语说明伪装的内容。
She is a dissimulator of religious piety.
她是一个假装虔诚的伪善者。
Common mistakes
She dissimulators her feelings.She dissimulates her feelings.
dissimulator是名词，意为'伪装者'，不可用作动词。表示'掩饰'应用动词dissimulate。
He is a dissimulator friend.He is a dissimulating friend.
dissimulator是名词，不能直接修饰名词。表示'伪装的'应用形容词dissimulating。
Connections
Confusing words
- hypocrite
- 伪君子 · dissimulator 强调‘假装不知’，而 hypocrite 强调‘言行不一’；前者侧重隐瞒，后者侧重虚伪。
- dissembler
- 掩饰者 · dissimulator 与 dissembler 含义非常接近，但 dissimulator 更正式，且常含‘故意装傻’的意味；dissembler 侧重‘隐瞒真实意图’。
Word family
- dissimulate
- 掩饰；伪装 · verb
- dissimulation
- 掩饰；伪装 · noun
- dissimulative
- 伪装的；掩饰的 · adjective
Learner notes
Grammar Note
指假装不知情或伪善的人，可数名词。
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.