Word · Frequency #18650
masquerade
冒充；伪装
核心释义
常与 as 连用，如 masquerade as…
to pretend to be someone or something that you are not, especially to deceive others
- 1.
参加化装舞会；戴面具、穿戏服；宽松地指穿着伪装
To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
- 2.
冒充他人或拥有不具备的品质的人；也指装腔作势地表现自己并非如此
To pass oneself off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
参加化装舞会；乔装打扮；参加化装舞会；戴面具、穿戏服；宽松地指穿着伪装；冒充他人或拥有不具备的品质的人；也指装腔作势地表现自己并非如此；参加化装舞会；伪装
用法In use
He masqueraded as a doctor to gain access to the hospital.
用法提示：这里'masqueraded'是过去式，表示'伪装成'，体现了动词'假装'的含义。
The company is masquerading its true intentions with a green campaign.
用法提示：'masquerading'是现在分词，与助动词搭配表示正在进行的伪装行为。
Many people masquerade their insecurities behind a confident smile.
用法提示：'masquerade'是原形，作谓语动词，意思是'掩饰，伪装'。
masquerade as + noun/pronoun
表示假装成某人或某物，常用于欺骗性行为。
He masqueraded as a doctor to gain access to the hospital.
他伪装成医生进入医院。
masquerade in + noun (clothing/guise)
表示通过穿着或外表伪装。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- masquerade as someone/something
- 冒充某人/某物；伪装成某人/某物
- He masqueraded as a doctor to gain access to the hospital.他冒充医生混进了医院。
- masquerade under an assumed name
- 用化名掩人耳目；以假名行事
- The journalist masqueraded under an assumed name to investigate the company.这名记者用化名暗访那家公司。
- masquerade in costume
- 穿着化装服参加化装舞会；乔装打扮
- The guests were asked to masquerade in costume at the ball.客人们被要求穿着化装服参加舞会。
- masquerade under the guise of something
- 以……为幌子；打着……的旗号
- The new policy masquerades under the guise of tax reform.这项新政策打着税收改革的幌子。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：戴面具(mask)去参加化装舞会，装成别的人——masquerade 就是伪装、冒充。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary or historical description、news or political commentary 该词多用于正式或书面语：字面义“参加化装舞会”常出现在文学或历史描写中；比喻义“冒充、伪装”较常见于新闻评论或正式陈述。日常口语中不太常用，意义相近时可用 pretend to be 等表达。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与as连用，表示“伪装成……”
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以重读的 /eɪd/ 结尾，与 masquerade 押韵，拼写多为 -ade。注意：同样以 -ade 结尾的 decade 常读作 /ˈdɛkeɪd/（重音在首音节），不押韵；masque /mæsk/ 看起来相关但读音不同。
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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