1650s, "front of a building," from French fa?ade (16c.), from Italian facciata "the front of a building," from faccia "face," from Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Figurative use by 1845.
雙語例句
1. Behind the facade they are just like the rest of us.
在那副外表背后，他們和我們大家是完全一樣的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The facade of the building was a little weathered.
樓正面有點兒斑駁。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In the evening the facade is floodlit.
晚上，建筑正面被泛光燈照亮。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The cathedral was eventually completed in 1490, though the Gothic facade remains unfinished.
那座大教堂最終于1490年建成，但其哥特式風格的正面一直未能完工。
來自柯林斯例句
5. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.