词汇 | disguise |
词源 | disguise [ME] Guise [ME] came into English via French from a Germanic root with the sense ‘characteristic, manner, custom’ related to *wise. An early meaning of disguise was ‘change one’s usual style of dress’, with no implication of concealing one’s identity, but it soon developed a sense of concealment. |
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