[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指大型建筑物的)正面,临街的一面 The facade of a building, especially a large one, is its front wall or the wall that faces the street.
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[N-SING 单数名词](虚假的)外观,外表;假象 A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something.
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They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.
他们将困扰婚姻的问题掩藏在家庭和睦的外表之下。
Oxford
fa·cade/fəˈsɑːd; NAmEfəˈsɑːd/noun1the front of a building (建筑物的)正面,立面2[usually singular ]the way that sb/sth appears to be, which is different from the way sb/sth really is (虚假的)表面,外表◆She managed to maintain a facade of indifference.她设法继续装作漠不关心的样子。◆Squalor and poverty lay behind the city's glittering facade.表面的繁华掩盖了这座城市的肮脏和贫穷。fa·cade/fəˈsɑːd; NAmEfəˈsɑːd/
1the front of a building, especially a large and important onefacade of the facade of the cathedral an impressive building with a red brick facade2[usually singular] a way of behaving that hides your real feelings: Behind her cheerful facade, she’s a really lonely person.facade of She managed to maintain a facade of bravery.
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