façade

/fəˈsɑːd/ (bre, ipa) · /fəˈsɑːd/ (ame, ipa)

façade — noun

  • façadesingular
  • façadesplural

1. The front-facing exterior side of a building, especially one that has been desig

1.名詞B2
釋義

The front-facing exterior side of a building, especially one that has been designed or decorated to look impressive.

例句

The grand façade of the old theatre was covered in stone carvings of famous playwrights.

collocation: grand façade + of [building]

Workers spent eight months restoring the cathedral's west façade after the earthquake.

collocation: [building]'s + west / east / north / south + façade

同義詞
  • front

    broader and less formal; can refer to any side or forward-facing part of any structure

  • face

    slightly formal or literary; 'the north face of the building'

  • frontage

    technical; refers to the full width of the front side, often in property descriptions

反義詞
  • back

    the rear side of a building

  • rear

    formal term for the back part of a structure

文法句型

the + façade + of + [building]

常見錯誤

❌The façade of the house faced north.
✅The front of the house faced north.
💡'façade' is used for large or architecturally notable buildings, not ordinary houses; use 'front' for everyday homes.

2. A way of behaving or presenting yourself that hides your real feelings, intentio

2.名詞C1
釋義

A way of behaving or presenting yourself that hides your real feelings, intentions, or the true nature of a situation.

例句

The cheerful façade Elena presented hid the intense pressure of running a business alone.

collocation: [possessive] + façade + presented / maintained

The company's eco-friendly image turned out to be a thin façade hiding poor environmental practices.

collocation: thin façade hiding [something]

同義詞
  • front

    less formal; 'put on a brave front' — typically temporary and face-to-face

  • veneer

    suggests a thin attractive layer covering coarse or unpleasant reality

  • mask

    emphasises hiding one's true emotions, often due to anxiety or insecurity

  • pretence

    focuses on the act of pretending rather than the outer appearance itself

反義詞
  • honesty

    the quality of being truthful about one's feelings or situation

  • transparency

    openness and lack of hidden motives

文法句型

[possessive] + façade

a façade + of + [abstract noun]

behind [possessive] + façade

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person, group, or organisation. This sense is most common in formal or journalistic writing. Unlike sense 1, this meaning does not refer to a physical structure.

常見錯誤

❌He put up a façade of being happy.
✅He put up a front of being happy.
💡'put up a front' is the natural informal expression; 'façade' is more formal and used in lasting, constructed appearances.