masquerade
英[,mɑ?sk?'re?d;,m?s-]
美[,m?sk?'red]
- vi. 化裝；偽裝
- n. 偽裝；化妝舞會
- vt. 化裝；喬裝
詞態變化
復數:?masquerades;第三人稱單數:?masquerades;過去式:?masqueraded;過去分詞:?masqueraded;現在分詞:?masquerading;
助記提示
1. mask => masqu- => masquer- + -ade.
中文詞源
masquerade 喬裝，偽裝
來自法語mascarade,戴面具，詞源同mask,-ade,名詞后綴。引申詞義喬裝，偽裝。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He told a news conference that the elections would be a masquerade.
- 他在新聞發布會上說選舉將是一場騙人的把戲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He might try to masquerade as a policeman.
- 他也許會設法化裝成警察.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Many also attend the masquerade ball.
- 許多人也會參加化裝舞會.
來自常春藤生活英語雜志-2006年2月號
- 4. Did you go to the masquerade ball?
- 您有沒有去參加化裝舞會?
來自常春藤生活英語雜志-2006年2月號
- 5. Many operations, however, masquerade as Undo - proof , but they are really easily reversible.
- 然而很多操作偽裝成 防 撤銷的, 但其實很容易恢復.
來自About Face 3交互設計精髓