Facade
[fə'sɑːd] or [fə'sɑd]
解释:
(noun.) the face or front of a building.
(noun.) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant.
整理:谢尔登--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
手打:普里西拉
同义词及近义词：
n. [Fr.] Front (of a building), face, elevation, front view.
手打:特伦斯
例句:
- They were just beneath the wide white facade, with its rich restraint of line, which suggested the clever corseting of a redundant figure. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- She looked across at the flat-house with its marble porch and pseudo-Georgian facade. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- His facade is a complete architectural meal; if he had omitted a style his friends might have thought the money had given out. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
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