dissimulation

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of concealing the truth; hypocrisy or deception. countable,uncountable
    — Perhaps it was best to tell Ethel at once: if ever she went into society at all, she would inevitably hear of it, and her own concealment would have the appearance of a dissimulation,—the furthest from her thoughts.
  2. Hiding one's feelings or intentions. countable,uncountable

词形变化

词源

Inherited from Middle English dissimulacioun, from Old French dissimulation, from Latin dissimulātiō; equivalent to dissimule + -ation.
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