Word · Frequency #11331
facade
正面；门面
The face of a building, especially the front elevation.
- 1.
The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
建筑物的正面,尤指立面或立面图。
- 2.
the face or front of a building
建筑物的正面
- 3.
The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
任何其他事物的正面或前面(最可见的一面),如器官的显露面。
- 4.
a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
为掩盖不愉快事物而做出的华而不实的虚假表象
- 5.
A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
虚假或不真诚的外表。
- 6.
An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
作为更大代码库简化接口的对象,如外观模式中的对象。
假象；伪装；表面；外观；外观（模式）；建筑物的正面,尤指立面或立面图。；建筑物的正面
In use
The historic building's facade was decorated with intricate carvings.
Despite her cheerful facade, she was actually quite sad.
The company maintained a facade of success while facing financial troubles.
the facade of + noun
指具体的建筑正面。
The facade of the building was beautifully decorated.
这座建筑物的正面装饰得很漂亮。
behind the facade
指掩盖真实感受的外表。
Behind her cheerful facade, she was deeply sad.
在她愉快的表面背后，她非常悲伤。
a facade of + noun
强调虚假的外表。
Connections
Collocations
- building facade
- 建筑正面；建筑外立面
- The building facade was covered in scaffolding for repairs.这栋建筑的正面搭满了维修用的脚手架。
- glass facade
- 玻璃幕墙；玻璃外立面
- The office tower has a sleek glass facade.这座办公大楼拥有光滑的玻璃幕墙。
- maintain a facade
- 维持表面；维持假象
- She maintained a facade of calm despite the bad news.尽管消息很糟，她仍维持着平静的表象。
- behind the facade
- 在表象背后；在门面背后
- Behind the facade of success, the company was losing money.在成功的表象背后，这家公司正在亏损。
- facade of normality
- 正常的外表；表面上的正常
- They kept up a facade of normality for their children.为了孩子，他们维持着正常的生活表象。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：facade 开头似 face——建筑的脸面（正面），也指人装出来的‘脸面’（假象）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：architecture and building descriptions、news and social commentary、literary prose facade 是中性偏正式的书面词，通常用在建筑、新闻或文学语境中，表示‘建筑正面’或‘假象、伪装’。口语里不常用，具体含义需看上下文：建筑相关多为‘正面’，社会/心理描述多为‘假象’。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为facades；常与of连用表示'……的外观'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
注意：facade 的结尾 -ade 读 /ɑd/。拼写相似的 arcade、parade、cascade、decade 以 /eɪd/ 结尾，与 facade 不押韵；真正与 facade 押韵的词有 sod、rod（/ɑd/）。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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