矫饰 meaning in English
feign in order to conceal sth.; dissemble
Examples
- A pretence is the cloak of secret .
矫饰是秘密的外衣。 - Liquor destroys all inhibitions and out comes the real man .
酒把一切压抑、矫饰的东西都拆穿了，暴露出一个人的原形。 - Quite early in its career buddhism came into conflict with the growing pretensions of the brahmins .
佛教创立之初，很快就同婆罗门日益增长的矫饰自负发生了冲突。 - Affections of manner and speech are mere frippery
态度和语言的做作只是矫饰而已。 - He was beyond any pretension
他毫无矫饰之心，虚荣之意。