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单词 facade
释义 fa·cade
I. noun
also fa·çade \fəˈsäd, -sȧd also faˈ-\
(-s)
Etymology: French façade, from Italian facciata, from faccia face (from — assumed — Vulgar Latin facia) + -ata -ade
1.
 a. : the front of a building
 b. : a face (as a flank or rear facing on a street or court) of a building that is given emphasis by special architectural treatment
2. : a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect
 < maintaining a facade of contentment >
 < in the winter of 1929 the brilliant facade of American prosperity fell into ruin almost overnight — Times Literary Supplement >
: face, front; often : false front 1
[facade 1]
II. transitive verb
also façade \“\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to impose a facade on
 < facading civilization with formalities >
 < a building facaded with white tile >
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