1650s, "front of a building," from French façade (16c.), from Italian facciata "the front of a building," from faccia "face," from Vulgar Latin *facia (see face (n.)). Figurative use by 1845.
实用例句
1. Behind the facade they are just like the rest of us.
在那副外表背后，他们和我们大家是完全一样的。
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2. The facade of the building was a little weathered.
楼正面有点儿斑驳。
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3. In the evening the facade is floodlit.
晚上，建筑正面被泛光灯照亮。
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4. The cathedral was eventually completed in 1490, though the Gothic facade remains unfinished.
那座大教堂最终于1490年建成，但其哥特式风格的正面一直未能完工。
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5. They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness.
