façade

fa·çade

also fa·cade F0003000 (fə-säd′)n.1. The face of a building, especially the principal face.2. An artificial or deceptive front: ideological slogans that were a façade for power struggles.

[French, from Italian facciata, from faccia, face, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faciēs; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

façade

(fəˈsɑːd; fæ-) or

facade

n1. (Architecture) the face of a building, esp the main front2. a front or outer appearance, esp a deceptive one[C17: from French, from Italian facciata, from faccia face]

fa•cade

art at faceplate

or fa•çade

(fəˈsɑd, fæ-)

n. 1. a. the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one. b. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly. 2. a superficial appearance of something. [1650–60; < French < Upper Italian faciada, Italian facciata, derivative of faccia face]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	facade - the face or front of a building frontage, frontalfront - the side that is seen or that goes firstfrontispiece - an ornamental facade
	2.	facade - a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasantwindow dressingdeception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood

façade

noun1. front, face, exterior, frontage the façade of the building2. show, front, appearance, mask, exterior, guise, pretence, veneer, semblance They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a façade of family togetherness.

façade

also facade
noun1. The forward outer surface of a building:face, front, frontage, frontal.Architecture: frontispiece.2. A deceptive outward appearance:cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing.Slang: put-on.

Translations

正面虚伪

façade

(fəˈsaːd) noun1. the front of a building. the façade of the temple.正面2. a pretended show. In spite of his bold façade, he was very frightened.虚伪