masquerade

名词 masquerade:

1. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
   同义词：masquerade party, masque, mask
2. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
   同义词：fancy dress, masquerade costume
3. making a false outward show

动词 masquerade:

1. take part in a masquerade
2. pretend to be someone or something that you are not

1. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.
   (化妆舞会的)面具布做面具，上有孔可露出双眼、全部或部分地遮住面部，尤在假面舞会上佩戴
2. The robbers got into the bank by masquerading as security men.
   劫匪假装成保安人员进入银行。
3. We want to join in the masquerade.
   我们想去参加化装舞会。

mas.quer.ade

n.（名词）

A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball.Also called masque
假面舞会：参加者带假面的舞会；化妆舞会也作 masque
A costume for such a party or ball.
假面舞会用的服饰

A disguise or false outward show; a pretense:
伪装，掩饰：掩饰或假的外观；伪装：
例句：
a masquerade of humility.
伪装的谦卑

An involved scheme; a charade.
复杂方案；看手势猜字迷游戏
v.intr.（不及物动词）
mas.quer.ad.ed,mas.quer.ad.ing,mas.quer.ades
To wear a mask or disguise, as at a masquerade:
化妆，扮成：在假面舞会上戴假面具或伪装：
例句：
She masqueraded as a shepherd.
她在假面舞会上化装成了牧羊人

To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance:
伪装，假冒：好象以伪装外出；穿上或戴上骗人的伪装：
例句：
The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.
偷渡者假扮成乘务员

来源：
French mascarade
法语 mascarade
from Italian mascarata
源自 意大利语 mascarata
variant of mascherata
mascherata的变体
from Old Italian maschera [mask] * see mask
源自 古意大利语 maschera [面具] *参见 mask

【引伸】
mas.querad.er
n.（名词）