Masquerade
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 化装舞会; v. 伪装
- [英] v. 伪装 ( to live or act under false pretenses)
- [记] masque ( =假面具) +rade
- [例] He got a free ticket to the play by masquerading as a friend of the actors.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian dialect mascarada, from Old Italian maschera mask
- Date: 1587
- 1.
- a. a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
- b. a costume for wear at such a gathering
- 2. an action or appearance that is mere disguise or show
II. intransitive verb (-aded; -ading)
- Date: 1677
- 1.
- a. to disguise oneself; also to go about disguised
- b. to take part in a masquerade
- 2. to assume the appearance of something one is not
- ? masquerader noun