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façade和facade其实是同一个词,写法不同,读音相同。
façade
I. noun
see facade I
II. transitive verb
see facade II
facade
fa·çade / fəˈsɑːd /
noun
1. the front of a building
(建筑物的)正面,立面
2. [usually sing.] the way that sb / sth appears to be, which is different from the way sb / sth really is
(虚假的)表面,外表:
She managed to maintain a facade of indifference.
她设法继续装作漠不关心的样子。
Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.
表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。
facade noun
Facade is used after these nouns: brick
fa·cade
( or fa·çade) /fəˈsɑːd/ noun , pl -cades or -çades [ count ]
1 : the front of a building
the facade of the bank
the windowless façade of the skyscraper
a brick facade
2 : a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation
They were trying to preserve the facade of a happy marriage.
I could sense the hostility lurking behind her polite facade.
fa·cade
I. noun
also fa·çade \fəˈsäd, -sȧd also faˈ-\
(-s)
Etymology: French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia face (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin facia) + -ata -ade
1.
a. : the front of a building
b. : a face (as a flank or rear facing on a street or court) of a building that is given emphasis by special architectural treatment
2. : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect
< maintaining a facade of contentment >
< in the winter of 1929 the brilliant facade of American prosperity fell into ruin almost overnight — Times Literary Supplement >
: face, front; often : false front 1
[facade 1]
II. transitive verb
also façade \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to impose a facade on
< facading civilization with formalities >
< a building facaded with white tile >
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