英语词汇“to show false colours”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to show (also †hang out) false colours: to make a statement, take a stance, etc., which misleads others as to one's true intentions or beliefs; to deceive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > be or go in disguise [verb (intransitive)]

mask1579

mumchance1606

to show (also hang out) false colours1655

masquerade1677

to parade as1887

1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 98 First, he [sc. Satan] hangs out false colours, and comes up to the Christian in the disguise of a friend.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Our Female Candidate..will no longer hang out false Colours.

1777 J. Wesley Let. 18 Oct. (1931) VI. 284 I hang out no false colours. Scriptural, Christian, &c., are all equivocal words.

1784 F. Burney Diary 30 Dec. (1842) II. 340 A letter..which seems to shew her gay and happy. I hope it shews not false colours.

1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. i. 28 There's not an R put to her [sc. a wife's] name?..She's not run—not shewn false colours?

1916 F. L. Coombs U. S. Grant iii. 30 I am not one to show false colors, or the brightest side of the picture, so I will tell you about some of the drawbacks.

2006 J. F. Callo J. P. Jones vi. 89 Showing false colours was a common tactic to cause an enemy to hesitate.

单词	to show false colours
释义	> as lemmas to show (also †hang out) false colours b. to show (also †hang out) false colours: to make a statement, take a stance, etc., which misleads others as to one's true intentions or beliefs; to deceive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > be or go in disguise [verb (intransitive)] mask1579 mumchance1606 to show (also hang out) false colours1655 masquerade1677 to parade as1887 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 98 First, he [sc. Satan] hangs out false colours, and comes up to the Christian in the disguise of a friend. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 52. ⁋3 Our Female Candidate..will no longer hang out false Colours. 1777 J. Wesley Let. 18 Oct. (1931) VI. 284 I hang out no false colours. Scriptural, Christian, &c., are all equivocal words. 1784 F. Burney Diary 30 Dec. (1842) II. 340 A letter..which seems to shew her gay and happy. I hope it shews not false colours. 1829 D. Jerrold Black-ey'd Susan ii. i. 28 There's not an R put to her [sc. a wife's] name?..She's not run—not shewn false colours? 1916 F. L. Coombs U. S. Grant iii. 30 I am not one to show false colors, or the brightest side of the picture, so I will tell you about some of the drawbacks. 2006 J. F. Callo J. P. Jones vi. 89 Showing false colours was a common tactic to cause an enemy to hesitate. extracted from colourcolorn.¹ < as lemmas
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