feigned

grammar · medium

易错句子She feigned to be asleep when her mother came in.

正确表达She feigned sleep when her mother came in.

feign 后面只能接名词性宾语，如 feigned sleep、feigned illness、feigned ignorance，不能像 pretend 那样接 to do 不定式；要表达“假装睡着”，应说 feigned sleep 或 pretended to be asleep。

grammar · medium

易错句子He bought a feigned watch from a street seller.

正确表达He bought a fake watch from a street seller.

feigned 只用来形容刻意装出来的情感、态度或行为，如 a feigned smile、feigned surprise、feigned illness；它不用于仿冒的商品或物件，表示“假货、仿制品”要用 fake。