late 13c., "style or fashion of attire," from Old French guise "manner, fashion, way," from Frankish *wisa or some similar Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *wison "appearance, form, manner," from *wissaz (cognates: Old High German wisa "manner, wise"), from PIE root *weid- "to see" (see vision). Sense of "assumed appearance" is from 1660s, from earlier meaning "mask, disguise" (c. 1500).
中文解释
guise=gui+se=诡异的颜色(如军人脸上图的东西)=伪装
实用例句
1. His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism.
他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。来自《权威词典》
2. They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.
他们假装成视察员进了学校.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit.
他扮成白兔在复活节化装舞会上亮相。来自辞典例句
4. In this guise he gathered information about mutinous and subversive designs.
以这个名义,他收集了搞叛变和颠覆活动的阴谋计划的情报.来自辞典例句
5. A lot of nonsense was talked, under the guise of philosophy.