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Masquerade Wearing Hiding Identity ˌmæskə'Reɪd N.化装舞会;乔装;伪装 Dressed Attend

Front masquerade
Pron [ˌmæskə'reɪd]
Back 【masquerade】
n.化装舞会;乔装;伪装
They were all dressed up to attend the masquerade.
他们都盛装去参加那个化装舞会。
He got a free ticket to the play by masquerading as a friend of the actors.
他伪装成演员们的朋友而得到一张免费的戏票。
Vocab
masqueradea party of guests wearing costumes and masks

To masquerade means "to pretend to be someone else." If you masquerade as a sweet, kind-hearted person, you present that image to the world, hiding your true identity as a jerk who has rage issues.

As a verb, masquerade can also mean to dress up as someone else, in costume. At the parade, you will masquerade as the court jester, wearing a purple outfit and bells and tossing candy to little kids. The noun masquerade refers to both your costume, which usually includes a mask, and the event where you will wear it. The fun is in hiding your real identity for the night.

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