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单词 masquerade
释义 mas·quer·ade
I. \|maskə|rād, -aask-, -aisk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French mascarade, masquerade social gathering of persons wearing masks, from Old Italian dialect mascarada, from Old Italian mascara, maschera mask + Old Italian dialect -ada -ade
1. : an action, appearance, bearing, or mode of life that is mere outward show concealing the true character or situation : a pretense of being something that one is not : camouflage, disguise
 < her maturity was a childish, clever masquerade — Philip O'Connor >
 < traveling about in the masquerade of a bon vivant — Virginia Cowles >
 < discovers under a new masquerade the ancient evil — V.L.Parrington >
 < became aware of an element of masquerade in the appearance of this person — Elinor Wylie >
2.
 a. : a social gathering of persons wearing masks, often dressed in rich fantastic costumes especially to impersonate characters from history or legend, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions
 b. : a costume for wear at such a gathering
II. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1.
 a. : to disguise oneself or go about disguised so as to appear to be something that one is not
  < wasn't the first time he'd masqueraded as a girl — Valentine Williams >
  < looked like a young man masquerading in a white wig — R.H.Davis >
 b. : to take part in a masquerade
2. : to pass oneself off or assume the appearance of something that one is not : pose
 < nonentities have too often masqueraded as philosophers — Richard Mayne >
 < wrong for editorial arguments to masquerade as news reports — F.L.Mott >
 < exploitation masquerading as free enterprise — Herbert Agar >
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