Masquerade

(noun.) making a false outward show; 'a beggar's masquerade of wealth'.

(noun.) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks.

(verb.) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; 'he is masquerading as an expert on the internet'; 'This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty'.

(verb.) take part in a masquerade.

编辑:罗伊

• Within two months of this masquerade he was dead. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• This imperfect companionship, and our masquerade of union, are strangely dear to me. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• We know what a masquerade all development is, and what effective shapes may be disguised in helpless embryos. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Does anybody mean to go to Elliston's masquerade? 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Did you see me play the methodist parson, in a tub, at Mrs. Beaumont's masquerade last Thursday? 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Stultze brought home our dresses himself in his tilbury, on the morning of the masquerade, being anxious that we should do him credit. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Dear Lord Fife, said another, we want to go to Elliston's masquerade. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• In countries where masquerades are common, it is a trade to let out masquerade dresses for a night. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• He then continued his speech,--Yes, gentlemen, you shall have more masquerades! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The first two, I need hardly remark, are the same who masqueraded as the Russian count and his son, so we can give a very full description of them. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• After all, I have some right to be angry, considering how you masqueraded as a count in England. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

校对:洛丽