charade

charade

英 [ʃə'rɑːd]
　　美 [ʃə'red]

n. 看手勢猜字謎遊戲
　　n. (Charade)人名；(阿拉伯)謝拉德

中文詞源：

charade 偽裝，猜字謎遊戲

可能來自char，嘰嘰喳喳的聲音，代指字謎遊戲中的一些暗示。-ade, 名詞後綴。

例句：

1. I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.
我不明白，他為什麼要大費周章，裝腔作勢。

2. Their whole marriage had been a charade—they had never loved each other.
他們的整個婚姻都是在做戲—他們從未相愛過。

3. He wasn't really upset — his behaviour was just a charade.
他並不是真正心緒煩亂——他的行為隻是荒謬的偽裝.

4. I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.
我拒不跟他們擺出那副可悲的裝模作樣的姿態.

5. She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.
她竭力裝出不害怕的樣子.