disguiseとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, /dɪzˈɡaɪz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈɡaɪz/, /dɪˈskaɪz/
• ハイフネーション: dis‧guise
• 韻: -aɪz

名詞

disguise (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 disguises)

1. Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.

   A cape and moustache completed his disguise.

2. (figuratively) The appearance of something on the outside which masks what's beneath.
3. The act of disguising, notably as a ploy.

   Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.

4. (archaic) A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication.

同意語

• camouflage
• guise
• mask
• pretense

動詞

disguise (三人称単数 現在形 disguises, 現在分詞 disguising, 過去形および過去分詞形 disguised)

1. (transitive) To change the appearance of (a person または thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.

   Spies often disguise themselves.

   • 1911, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “[[1] Bunyan, John]”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica:

     Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.

2. (transitive) To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.

   He disguised his true intentions.

3. (archaic) To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
   • (Can we date this quote by Spectator かつ provide title, author's full name, かつ other details?)

     I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker or five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the slip.

   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

     But my lord was angry, and being disguised with liquor too, he would not let him go till they played more; and play they did, and the luck still went the same way; […]

同意語

• camouflage
• cloak
• mask
• hide

派生語

• disguisedly
• disguisement
• disguiser