English Dictionary

belie

IPA（発音記号）

/bɪˈlaɪ/

動詞

古語 他動詞 稀用 廃用

(transitive, archaic) To tell lies about. / (transitive) To give a false representation of. / (transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false.

日本語の意味

偽りを語る、嘘を述べる / 虚偽の情報を与える、誤った印象を与える / （何かが）矛盾して真実でない状態であることを示す

Several townsfolk belie the merchant by spreading false accusations.

数人の町民が商人について嘘を言い、虚偽の告発を広めている。

意味（1）

(transitive, archaic) To tell lies about.

Thou do’ſt bely him Percy, thou doſt bely him; / He never did encounter with Glendower:

意味（2）

(transitive) To give a false representation of.

Should I do ſo I ſhould bely my thoughts, / Comfort's in heauen, and we are on the earth[…]

意味（3）

(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false.

Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.

意味（4）

(transitive, rare) To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.

They haue belyed the Lord, and ſaid; It is not he, neither ſhall euill come vpon vs, neither ſhal we ſee ſwoꝛd noꝛ famine.

意味（5）

(transitive, rare) To fill with lies; to lie to.

No, ’tis Slander, / Whoſe edge is ſharper then the Sword, whoſe tongue / Out-venomes all the Wormes of Nyle, whoſe breath / Rides on the poſting windes, / and doth belye All corners of the World.

意味（6）

(transitive, perhaps nonstandard) To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).

His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt.

意味（7）

(transitive, perhaps nonstandard) To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.

A host of evidence is adduced by the accused, evidence whose sometimes self-contradictory nature belies a certain desperation

意味（8）

(obsolete) To mimic; to counterfeit.

Which durſt with horſes hoofs that beat the ground / And Martial brass bely the thunders ſound.

belies （ present singular third-person ）

belying （ participle present ）

belied （ participle past ）

belied （ past ）