Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15443
feign
假装,装作
核心释义
make believe with the intent to deceive
- 1.
假装,伪装;伪造,模拟。
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
- 2.
想象;编造;假装做某事。
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
- 3.
做出好像在做一个动作的样子,但实际上做另一个动作,例如为了迷惑对手;佯攻。
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
假装,伪装;伪造,模拟。;想象;编造;假装做某事。;做出好像在做一个动作的样子,但实际上做另一个动作,例如为了迷惑对手;佯攻。;假装;装作
用法In use
He feigns illness to avoid going to school.
用法提示:feigns 是 feign 的第三人称单数一般现在时形式,表示‘假装’某种状态。
She feigned surprise when she saw the birthday cake.
用法提示:feigned 是 feign 的过去式,表示过去某个时间‘假装’。
They were feigning interest in the lecture while actually texting.
用法提示:feigning 是 feign 的现在分词,与 were 构成过去进行时,表示当时正在‘假装’。
feign + noun
常用结构,后接表示情绪或状态的名词。
She feigned indifference to his remarks.
她假装对他的评论漠不关心。
feign to do sth
较正式,有时可用feign + being结构替代。
He feigned to be asleep when his mother entered.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feign ignorance
- 假装不知道
- He feigned ignorance when asked about the missing file.被问及文件丢失时,他假装不知道。
- feign illness
- 装病
- She feigned illness to avoid the meeting.她装病以逃避会议。
- feign surprise
- 假装惊讶
- He feigned surprise at the news, though he already knew it.他假装对这个消息感到惊讶,尽管他早已知晓。
- feign indifference
- 佯装不在乎
- She feigned indifference, but her eyes betrayed her true feelings.她佯装不在乎,但眼神泄露了她的真实感受。
- feign death
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
feign 听起来像“费演”——费心表演,就是假装。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:书面叙述、正式场合 feign 多用于正式或书面语境,表示“假装、佯装”,口语中更常说 pretend。使用时通常带宾语,如 feign indifference。
语法说明Grammar Note
常接名词、不定式或 that 从句。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
reign、deign、vein、rain、sane 都与 feign /feɪn/ 押韵,都读 /eɪn/。注意拼写中带 -eign 的词不一定同音:foreign /ˈfɒrən/ 和 sovereign /ˈsɒvərɪn/ 与 feign 不押韵;sign /saɪn/、benign /bɪˈnaɪn/ 也不相同。相关词 feint /feɪnt/ 以 /t/ 结尾,也不押韵。
用法优先级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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