Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15443
feigning
假装，装作
feigning is the present participle of feign.
make believe with the intent to deceive
- 1.
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
假装,伪装；伪造,模拟。
- 2.
To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.
想象；编造；假装做某事。
- 3.
To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.
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,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
In use
He feigns illness to avoid going to school.
She feigned surprise when she saw the birthday cake.
They were feigning interest in the lecture while actually texting.
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.
他母亲进来时他假装睡着了。
feign + that-clause
后接that引导的从句，表达假装的内容。
He feigned that he was ill to avoid going to work.
Connections
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
- 装死
- Some insects feign death when threatened.有些昆虫遇到威胁时会装死。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
feign 听起来像“费演”——费心表演，就是假装。
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。
Grammar Note
常接名词、不定式或 that 从句。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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