facade

US [fəˈsɑd]
UK [fəˈsɑːd]
  • n.外表;(建筑物的)正面
  • Web外观;外观模式;门面模式
Plural Form:facades  
Facade
n.
1.
(建筑物的)正面,立面the front of a building
2.
[ususing]
(虚假的)表面,外表the way that sb/sth appears to be, which is different from the way sb/sth really is
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。

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