Phrase
masked ball
假面舞会；化装舞会
A formal dance at which guests wear masks or fancy dress.
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A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress.
一种舞会,参加者戴面具或穿化装服饰。
一种舞会,参加者戴面具或穿化装服饰。；假面舞会
In use
She bought an elegant costume for the masked ball next week.
The masked ball was held in a grand ballroom with chandeliers.
At the masked ball, everyone wore elaborate masks and danced until midnight.
attend a masked ball
She attended a masked ball dressed as a princess.
她打扮成公主参加了一个假面舞会。
go to a masked ball
They are going to a masked ball this Saturday.
他们这周六要去参加一个假面舞会。
at a masked ball
He met his future wife at a masked ball.
他在一个假面舞会上遇到了他未来的妻子。
Common mistakes
I went to a mask ball last night.I went to a masked ball last night.
masked ball 是固定短语，需要使用过去分词 masked 作形容词修饰 ball，而 mask 是名词或动词原形，不能直接修饰 ball。
They are holding a masked party this weekend.They are holding a masked ball this weekend.
虽然 masked party 在日常英语中也可接受，但 masked ball 特指假面舞会，是固定搭配，party 不如 ball 正式且准确。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
固定短语，可数名词，常用介词at。
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