(of an appearance) fail to give a true notion or impression of (something) (外貌)掩饰,使人对…误解 his lively, alert manner belied his years. 他活泼、机警的样子掩饰了他的真实年龄。
fail to fulfil or justify (a claim or expectation) 使落空,辜负(要求、期望等);证明…站不住脚,与…相悖 the quality of the music seems to belie the criticism. 音乐的质量似乎显示对它的批评站不住脚。
语源
Old English belēogan 'deceive by lying', from be- 'about' + lēogan 'lie'. Current senses date from the 17th cent