masquerade
/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌma-skə-ˈrād/ (ame, mw)
masquerade — 名詞
- masqueradesingular
- masqueradesplural
1. a formal party where guests wear masks and costumes so that no one can recognise
化裝舞會
戴面具、穿戲服參加的正式聚會
a formal party where guests wear masks and costumes so that no one can recognise who they really are
Hoa wore a peacock-feather mask to the charity masquerade at the old opera house.
Hoa 戴著一個孔雀羽毛面具，去舊歌劇院參加慈善化裝舞會。
collocation: wear [item] to a masquerade
The Venetian palace hosted a candlelit masquerade every February during the carnival.
嘉年華期間，那座威尼斯宮殿每年二月都會舉辦燭光化裝舞會。
collocation: host a masquerade
Aoi spent weeks sewing a silver gown for the New Year's Eve masquerade.
Aoi 花了好幾個星期，為跨年化裝舞會縫了一件銀色禮服。
Half the guests at the masquerade refused to remove their masks even after midnight.
化裝舞會上有一半的賓客，就算過了午夜也不肯把面具拿下來。
The university drama club throws a masquerade in the courtyard every spring.
大學戲劇社每年春天都會在中庭辦一場化裝舞會。
- masked ball
near-synonym; emphasises dancing and a more formal setting
- costume party
broader — costumes without the masks-and-anonymity element
- fancy-dress ball
British English; costumes are central, masks optional
文法句型
a masquerade at [place]
wear [costume] to a masquerade
用法筆記
Almost always countable and singular with 'a'. Often modified by a place or occasion ('Venetian masquerade', 'charity masquerade'). Distinguish from sense 2 (the act of pretending): a masquerade in this sense is a specific event you attend.
常見錯誤
2. an act or display put on to hide what someone really thinks, feels, or is doing,
偽裝；做戲
刻意維持的假象，用來騙過他人
an act or display put on to hide what someone really thinks, feels, or is doing, so that other people are fooled
Bilal kept up a cheerful masquerade at work even though his marriage was falling apart.
雖然婚姻早就出了問題，Bilal 在公司還是維持著開朗的偽裝。
collocation: keep up a masquerade
After ten years of quiet anger, Elena finally dropped the masquerade of a happy family.
經過十年的悶氣，Elena 終於放下了那個幸福家庭的偽裝。
collocation: drop the masquerade of [noun]
The auditors saw through the company's masquerade of healthy profits within a week.
稽核人員不到一週，就看穿了那家公司獲利亮眼的做戲。
Romi's polite smile was a masquerade — she had already decided to resign that morning.
Romi 那抹禮貌的微笑只是偽裝；她那天早上就已經決定要辭職了。
The trial exposed a long masquerade of charity work that hid years of stolen donations.
這場審判揭穿了一場長年的慈善做戲，背後其實是多年來被偷走的捐款。
- candour
honest openness about how one really feels
文法句型
a masquerade of [noun]
drop the masquerade
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'keep up', 'drop', 'see through', or 'expose'. The thing being faked usually follows 'of' (a masquerade of friendship, of normality). Distinguish from sense 1 (the party): this sense is abstract behaviour, not an event.
常見錯誤
3. the costume and mask that a guest wears to a masked party
化裝舞會服裝
參加化裝舞會時穿戴的服飾與面具
the costume and mask that a guest wears to a masked party
Christopher rented a black harlequin masquerade from a costume shop in Soho.
Christopher 在 Soho 的一家戲服店租了一套黑色丑角化裝舞會服裝。
collocation: rent a masquerade
Mira sewed a peacock-feather masquerade by hand over three weekends.
Mira 利用三個週末，親手縫製了一套孔雀羽毛化裝舞會服裝。
The children laughed at Grandpa's old wizard masquerade with its long silver beard.
孩子們看著爺爺那套有長銀鬍鬚的舊巫師化裝舞會服裝，笑個不停。
Tamar packed her cat masquerade in tissue paper to keep the whiskers in shape.
Tamar 把她的貓咪化裝舞會服裝用棉紙包起來，好讓鬍鬚不會變形。
文法句型
wear a [adjective] masquerade
用法筆記
This sense is rare in modern English — most speakers say 'costume' or 'mask and costume' instead. You will mainly meet it in older novels and in formal descriptions of historical balls. Distinguish from sense 1 (the event): sense 3 is the outfit you wear AT the event in sense 1.
常見錯誤
masquerade — 動詞
- masqueradepresent simple I / you / we / they
- masquerades3rd person singular
- masquerading-ing form
- masqueradedpast simple
1. to act or look like a particular kind of person or thing so that other people be
偽裝；冒充
假裝是某種身分或事物以矇騙他人
to act or look like a particular kind of person or thing so that other people believe you are that, when you are not
Devika masqueraded as a hotel guest for two nights before the receptionist noticed.
Devika 冒充飯店住客住了兩晚，櫃台才察覺有異。
pattern: masquerade as [person]
The website masquerades as an official bank page in order to steal customer passwords.
這個網站偽裝成銀行的官方頁面，目的是要偷取客戶的密碼。
pattern: [thing] masquerades as [thing]
For years the painting masqueraded as a genuine Vermeer before tests revealed a 1930s forgery.
多年來那幅畫一直被當作真跡 Vermeer，後來檢測才發現是 1930 年代的贗品。
Jabari masqueraded as a delivery driver to get inside the locked office building.
Jabari 冒充快遞員，混進了那棟上鎖的辦公大樓。
The chemical plant has long masqueraded as a community recycling centre.
那家化工廠長期以來都偽裝成社區回收中心。
- pose as
very close in meaning; slightly more everyday
- pass for
succeed in being mistaken for; focuses on the outside view
- impersonate
act as a specific real person, often for fraud
文法句型
masquerade as [person/thing]
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'as'. The subject can be a person, an object, a website, or even an institution — anything that can falsely present itself. Often carries a hint of disapproval: the speaker thinks the disguise is dishonest.
常見錯誤
2. to join a celebration where the guests are all dressed up in masks and costumes
參加化裝舞會
穿戲服戴面具參與舞會活動
to join a celebration where the guests are all dressed up in masks and costumes
Ignacio and his cousins masqueraded at the carnival in matching jester costumes.
Ignacio 和他的表親們穿著成套的小丑戲服，一起去嘉年華參加化裝舞會。
pattern: masquerade at [event] in [costume]
Élise loved to masquerade every February at the old Venetian palace.
Élise 每年二月都很喜歡到那座古老的威尼斯宮殿參加化裝舞會。
collocation: masquerade at [place]
Brandon spent the whole evening masquerading as a wolf, complete with a furry tail.
Brandon 整晚都打扮成狼，連毛茸茸的尾巴都備齊了，在化裝舞會上盡情玩。
The art students masqueraded through the gallery dressed as their favourite painters.
那群美術系學生穿成自己最喜歡的畫家，戴著面具走過整座畫廊。
- go to a masquerade
the everyday modern phrasing
- attend a masked ball
more formal; emphasises dancing
文法句型
masquerade at [event]
masquerade in [costume]
用法筆記
Rare in modern speech — more often you'd say 'go to a masquerade' (sense 1 noun) or 'wear a costume'. Distinguish from sense 1 verb: sense 1 is about disguising your everyday identity to fool people; sense 2 is about joining a fun masked event.