Her cheerful smile belied her inner sadness.
她开朗的笑容掩饰了内心的悲伤。
Which word is a synonym for “belie” in the following sentence: “Her calm appearance seemed to belie her nervousness about the presentation.”
B — conceal. “belie” means v. To contradict; misrepresent
Her calm smile seemed to ______ the deep fear she truly felt inside.
C — belie. “belie” means v. To contradict; misrepresent
belie — v. To contradict; misrepresent. In Chinese: 掩饰；与…不符.
belie is pronounced /bɪˈlaɪ/. It breaks into 2 syllables: be · lie.
Her cheerful smile belied her inner sadness. (她开朗的笑容掩饰了内心的悲伤。)
contradict, misrepresent, disguise — all close in meaning to belie (v. To contradict; misrepresent).
Yes. belie appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
be- (make) + lie (lie) → cover, not match with