facade

英 [f?'sɑ?d] 美[f?'sɑd]
  • n. 正面;表面;外觀

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?facades;

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facade:?浮紗的,表面上浮著一層紗的,掩蓋了真實(shí)的面目----(虛偽)外表。

中文詞源


facade 正面

來(lái)自face, 臉。

英文詞源


facade (n.)
1650s, "front of a building," from French fa?ade (16c.), from Italian facciata "the front of a building," from faccia "face," from Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Figurative use by 1845.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Behind the facade they are just like the rest of us.
在那副外表背后,他們和我們大家是完全一樣的。

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2. The facade of the building was a little weathered.
樓正面有點(diǎn)兒斑駁。

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3. In the evening the facade is floodlit.
晚上,建筑正面被泛光燈照亮。

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4. The cathedral was eventually completed in 1490, though the Gothic facade remains unfinished.
那座大教堂最終于1490年建成,但其哥特式風(fēng)格的正面一直未能完工。

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5. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.
他們將困擾婚姻的問(wèn)題掩藏在家庭和睦的外表之下。

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