disguise

変装、変装用の衣装

誰だか分からなくするために身につける服や小物。

やさしい英語で： Clothes or other things you wear so people cannot recognize you.

• She wore a disguise to escape.
• His wig was part of the disguise.
• Would anyone recognize me in this disguise?

使い方： disguise as someone/something (His disguise as a waiter fooled everyone.)

類義語： costume

よく使う表現： wear a disguise, clever disguise, disguise as something

変装

人に正体を見破られないよう、自分の外見を変えること。

やさしい英語で： The act of changing your appearance to prevent people from recognizing you.

• The spy relied on disguise and deception.
• She travelled in disguise to avoid attention.
• Their use of disguise made the escape possible.

使い方： in disguise (The officer entered the building in disguise.)

類義語： concealment, camouflage

よく使う表現： in disguise, use of disguise, disguise and deception

仮面、見せかけ

物事の本当の性質を隠す、表面的な姿。

やさしい英語で： An outside appearance that hides the true nature of something.

• His kindness was a disguise for cruelty.
• The cheerful design was a thin disguise for an ordinary product.
• They offered control under the disguise of protection.

使い方： under the disguise of something (The threat came under the disguise of friendly advice.)

類義語： cover, facade

よく使う表現： under a disguise, disguise of something, thin disguise

隠す、ごまかす

感情、事実、意図を別のものに見せかけて隠す。

やさしい英語で： To hide a feeling, fact, or intention by making it seem different.

• She could not disguise her disappointment.
• He disguised his anger with a smile.
• The company tried to disguise its losses.

使い方： disguise something as something (He disguised his criticism as a joke.)

類義語： hide, conceal, mask

反対語： reveal

よく使う表現： disguise something as something, disguise your feelings, disguise the truth

変装させる、偽装する

人や物の外見を変えて、正体が分からないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To change how someone or something looks so people cannot recognize them.

• He disguised himself with a hat.
• They disguised the entrance as a cupboard.
• Can you disguise your voice?

使い方： disguise someone/something as someone/something (They disguised the camera as a clock.)

類義語： camouflage

よく使う表現： disguise yourself, disguise someone as something, disguise a voice