masquerade
/ˌmæskəˈreɪd/
- n.
- 化装舞会，伪装
- vi.
- 参加化装舞会，伪装，假装
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
masquerade
词源说明
The noun is borrowed from Middle French mascarade, masquarade, masquerade (modern French mascarade (“masquerade, masque; farce”)), and its etymon Italian mascherata (“masquerade”), from maschera (“mask”) + -ata. Maschera is derived from Medieval Latin masca (“mask”): see further there. The English word is cognate with Late Latin masquarata, Portuguese mascarada, Spanish mascarada.
The verb is derived from the noun.