Dictionary entry
masquerade costume
noun
在化装舞会上穿的用来伪装的衣服
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
- 1.
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
In use
She wore a glittering masquerade costume to the party.
I need to rent a masquerade costume for the Halloween ball.
His masquerade costume included a mask and a cape.
wear a masquerade costume
动词常用wear, put on, choose等。
She wore a masquerade costume to the party.
她穿着化装服去参加了聚会。
in a masquerade costume
表示穿着状态。
Everyone in a masquerade costume looked mysterious.
每个穿着化装服的人都显得神秘。
a masquerade costume for [event]
表示用途。
He bought a masquerade costume for the Halloween ball.
他为万圣节舞会买了一件化装服。
Common mistakes
I bought a costume masquerade for the party.I bought a masquerade costume for the party.
英语中，名词作定语修饰另一个名词时，修饰词应放在被修饰词之前。“masquerade costume”中“masquerade”作定语修饰“costume”，不能颠倒顺序。
She wore a mask costume to the ball.She wore a masquerade costume to the ball.
学习者常将“masquerade”误认为“mask”（面具），但“masquerade”指化装舞会，用于修饰“costume”表示在化装舞会上穿的服装，而非仅带面具的服装。
Connections
Confusing words
- costume
- 服装 · ‘masquerade costume’ 特指化装舞会的服装，而‘costume’ 可以是任何场合的服装。
Word family
- masquerade
- 化装舞会 · n
- masquerader
- 化装舞会的参加者 · n
- costume
- 化装服；戏装 · n
- costumed
- 穿着化装服的 · adj
- costumer
- 服装商；戏装制造者 · n
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