名詞 masquerade:

1. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
   同義詞：masquerade party, masque, mask
2. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
   同義詞：fancy dress, masquerade costume
3. making a false outward show

動(dòng)詞 masquerade:

1. take part in a masquerade
2. pretend to be someone or something that you are not

1. A covering, as of cloth, that has openings for the eyes, entirely or partly conceals the face, and is worn especially at a masquerade ball.
   (化妝舞會(huì)的)面具布做面具，上有孔可露出雙眼、全部或部分地遮住面部，尤在假面舞會(huì)上佩戴
2. The robbers got into the bank by masquerading as security men.
   劫匪假裝成保安人員進(jìn)入銀行。
3. We want to join in the masquerade.
   我們想去參加化裝舞會(huì)。

mas.quer.ade

n.（名詞）

A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball.Also called masque
假面舞會(huì)：參加者帶假面的舞會(huì)；化妝舞會(huì)也作 masque
A costume for such a party or ball.
假面舞會(huì)用的服飾

A disguise or false outward show; a pretense:
偽裝，掩飾：掩飾或假的外觀；偽裝：
例句：
a masquerade of humility.
偽裝的謙卑

An involved scheme; a charade.
復(fù)雜方案；看手勢(shì)猜字迷游戲
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
mas.quer.ad.ed,mas.quer.ad.ing,mas.quer.ades
To wear a mask or disguise, as at a masquerade:
化妝，扮成：在假面舞會(huì)上戴假面具或偽裝：
例句：
She masqueraded as a shepherd.
她在假面舞會(huì)上化裝成了牧羊人

To go about as if in disguise; have or put on a deceptive appearance:
偽裝，假冒：好象以偽裝外出；穿上或戴上騙人的偽裝：
例句：
The stowaway masqueraded as a crew member.
偷渡者假扮成乘務(wù)員

來源：
French mascarade
法語 mascarade
from Italian mascarata
源自 意大利語 mascarata
variant of mascherata
mascherata的變體
from Old Italian maschera [mask] * see mask
源自 古意大利語 maschera [面具] *參見 mask

【引伸】
mas.querad.er
n.（名詞）