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mas·quer·ade
/ˌmæskəˈred/
化裝舞會,偽裝(
vi
.)參加化裝舞會,偽裝,假裝
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mas·quer·ade
n.
1.
An
assembly
of
persons
wearing
masks
,
and
amusing
themselves
with
dancing
,
conversation
,
or
other
diversions
.
In
courtly
balls
and
midnight
masquerades
.
--
Pope
.
2.
A
dramatic
performance
by
actors
in
masks
;
a
mask
.
See
1st
Mask
, 4. [
Obs
.]
3.
Acting
or
living
under
false
pretenses
;
concealment
of
something
by
a
false
or
unreal
show
;
pretentious
show
;
disguise
.
That
masquerade
of
misrepresentation
which
invariably
accompanied
the
political
eloquence
of
Rome
.
--
De
Quincey
.
4.
A
Spanish
diversion
on
horseback
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mas·quer·ade
,
v. i.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Masqueraded
;
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Masquerading
.]
1.
To
assemble
in
masks
;
to
take
part
in
a
masquerade
.
2.
To
frolic
or
disport
in
disquise
;
to
make
a
pretentious
show
of
being
what
one
is
not
.
A
freak
took
an
ass
in
the
head
,
and
he
goes
into
the
woods
,
masquerading
up
and
down
in
a
lion's
skin
.
--
L'Estrange
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mas·quer·ade
,
v. t.
To
conceal
with
masks
;
to
disguise
.
“To
masquerade
vice.”
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
masquerade
n
1:
a
party
of
guests
wearing
costumes
and
masks
[
syn
:
masque
,
mask
]
2:
a
costume
worn
as
a
disguise
at
a
masquerade
party
[
syn
: {
fancy
dress
,
masquerade costume
]
3:
making
a
false
outward
show
; "
a
beggar's
masquerade
of
wealth
"
v
1:
take
part
in
a
masquerade
2:
pretend
to
be
someone
or
something
that
you
are
not
; "
he
is
masquerading
as
the
expert
on
the
Internet
"; "
This
silly
novel
is
masquerading
as
a
serious
historical
treaty
"
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