| 释义 |
charade /shə-rädˈ or (N American) usu -rādˈ/ noun- A type of riddle, the subject of which is a word proposed for solution from an enigmatical description of its component syllables and of the whole
- An acted riddle in which the syllables and the whole are uttered or represented in successive scenes
- A piece of ridiculous pretence or absurd behaviour
ORIGIN: Fr, perh from Provençal charrada chatter, or Sp charrada clownishness |