masquerade
英 [,mɑːskə'reɪd; ,mæs-]
美 [,mæskə'red]
- vi. 化装；伪装
- n. 伪装；化妆舞会
- vt. 化装；乔装
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1. mask => masqu- => masquer- + -ade.
masquerade 乔装，伪装来自法语mascarade,戴面具，词源同mask,-ade,名词后缀。引申词义乔装，伪装。
- masquerade
- masquerade: see mask
- masquerade (n.)
- 1590s, "assembly of people wearing masks and disguises," from French mascarade or Spanish mascarada "masked party or dance," from Italian mascarata "a ball at which masks are worn," variant of mascherata "masquerade," from maschera (see mask (n.)). Figurative sense of "false outward show" is from 1670s.
- masquerade (v.)
- 1650s, from masquerade (n.). Related: Masqueraded; masquerading.
- 1. He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade.
- 他在新闻发布会上说选举将是一场骗人的把戏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He might try to masquerade as a policeman.
- 他也许会设法化装成警察.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Many also attend the masquerade ball.
- 许多人也会参加化装舞会.
来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
- 4. Did you go to the masquerade ball?
- 您有没有去参加化装舞会?
来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
- 5. Many operations, however, masquerade as Undo - proof , but they are really easily reversible.
- 然而很多操作伪装成 防 撤销的, 但其实很容易恢复.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
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