facade
n
1 (fml 文) front (of a building) (建筑物的)正面.
2 (fig 比喻) outward appearance, esp a deceptive one 外表(尤指虚伪的)
a facade of indifference 假装冷漠
Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade. 这城市表面繁华, 背後却肮脏和贫困.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fә'sɑ:d]n. 建筑物的正面, 外观, 表面
🌿 同词根单词
facen. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. (感到不能)对付;(明知不好办而)交谈;必须对付(某情况);面临…;
Where's your grandson Robbie and his friend Alexandra?
你的孙子Robbie和他的朋友Alexandra呢?
Messengers should neither be headed nor hanged.
两国相争,不斩来使。
Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world', which people liked to believe in those days.