Old English beleogan "to deceive by lies," from be- + lie (v.1) "to lie, tell lies." Current sense of "to contradict as a lie" is first recorded 1640s. The other verb lie once also had a formation like this, from Old English belicgan, which meant "to encompass, beleaguer," and in Middle English was a euphemism for "to have sex with" (i.e. "to lie with carnally").
雙語例句
1. The facts of the situation belie his testimony.
實際情況證明他作了偽證。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Her looks belie her 50 years.
她看上去不像50歲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Her energy and youthful good looks belie her 65 years.
她的活力與年輕美貌使人看不出她有65歲了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.