masquerade

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mas·quer·ade [masquerade masquerades masqueraded masquerading] noun, verb BrE [ˌmæskəˈreɪd] BrE [ˌmɑːskəˈreɪd] NAmE [ˌmæskəˈreɪd]
noun
1. (formal)a way of behaving that hides the truth or a person's true feelings
•He was tired of the masquerade and wanted the truth to come out.
2. (especially NAmE)a type of party where people wear special ↑costumes and ↑masks over their faces, to hide their identities

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French mascarade, from Italian mascherata, from maschera ‘mask’.
 
verb intransitive ~ as sth
to pretend to be sth that you are not
•commercial advertisers masquerading as private individuals
•The local paper is full of gossip masquerading as news.
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Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from French mascarade, from Italian mascherata, from maschera ‘mask’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fancy dress, masquerade costume, masquerade party, masque, mask