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单词 facade
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Definition of facade in English:

facade

(also façade)
nounfəˈsɑːdfəˈsɑd
  • 1The principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space.

    (尤指临街或正对空旷地的)建筑物正面

    the house has a half-timbered facade
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The building was stripped down to its bones and the facade onto New Bond Street restored.
    • An almost unbroken wall of split-face concrete block wraps around the two street facades, shutting out traffic noise.
    • We wanted to introduce variety in the appearance and more moulding to the facades than normal because it was a covered arcade.
    • In a unified facade, a good fake can be the best solution, which is possibly the solution for part of South Bridge.
    • The east facade of the building reflects the abstract modernism of the Marina District.
    • Property owners could then consider this colour scheme when they repaint their shop fronts and building facades.
    • Twin arched picture windows bisect the front facade and an outside staircase leads to the first floor.
    • His design retains the north and south brick facades of the old building and inserts the new structure of six main floors and three mezzanines within them.
    • The design of the building facades illustrates the approach we took toward construction cost control.
    • Vents in the building's north and south facades allow outside air to flow through the building without requiring fans or other mechanical systems.
    • The building's various facades reflect both its historic roots and its modern purpose.
    • He also uplit the upper facades of the building to accentuate the tower's verticality.
    • Building facades are finished with different materials depending on the degree of exposure to the sun.
    • Many of these businesses were simply older buildings updated with stucco facades and other Spanish flourishes.
    • To this day, ceramic tiles are still used to cover and ornament the facades of buildings, as they are both durable and relatively cheap to produce.
    • Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, baroque, and rococo facades combine to create majestic results.
    • Twenty-five years ago glass facades to buildings were regarded as architecturally passé and ecologically irresponsible.
    • The neighborhoods built during colonial times have narrow streets with continuous building facades that converge on central plazas.
    • The building facades facing the courtyard were to be cleaned and restored; a new glazed roof would cover the courtyard.
    • There will also be a substantial increase in office space and the front facade of the building is to undergo a total makeover.
    Synonyms
    front, frontage, face, aspect, elevation, exterior, outside
  • 2A deceptive outward appearance.

    her flawless public facade masked private despair

    她在公众面前的完美形象掩饰了内心的绝望。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once you realise the closeness of the overlap between the two organisations, the facade appears paper thin.
    • In a way it's a story of letting go of expectations and pretense, of breaking down facades and accepting what's beneath as beautiful.
    • Looking beyond the facade of confidence, he is able to reveal the loneliness and longings in their lives.
    • She was behind a mask of facades, and at the moment, so was I.
    • But behind his flawless English facade is a Celtic streak which has fuelled his career.
    • There is a painful contradiction between what is in my head and the facade I adopt for the public, my friends and family.
    • Camille smiled at the small boy shyness that had replaced the confident facade.
    • If people know that you care bout them and that it's not fake or a facade, then you have more chance of getting things done.
    • It's the Tokyo Dome, in the capital of a country known for its public facade of reserve and gentility.
    • They hide behind some facade of respectability but I rest in absolute confidence that their time is next!
    • But even the powerful Hollywood studios couldn't maintain the flawless facade forever.
    • Little post-construction data is available to demonstrate how well double-skin facades work in conserving energy.
    • We sat back down at the table, with our fake facades still plastered amongst our faces.
    • The myriad fences and neo-Georgian facades make the university appear to be the ultimate asylum from violence of all types.
    • He said though living as a Christian at home was crucial, it could be challenging, even harder than in public, where it was easier to put on facades.
    • He adored the theatre, the ballet, and in fact he remained a man of masks, facades, glamour and high drama all his life.
    • However, in practical terms the private and public spheres are habitually not detached and the outward signs of statehood are often facades hiding the real workings of the system.
    Synonyms
    show, front, appearance, false display, pretence, simulation, affectation, semblance, illusion, posture, pose, sham, fake, act, masquerade, charade, guise, mask, cloak, veil, veneer

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French façade, from face 'face', on the pattern of Italian facciata.

Rhymes

Assad, aubade, avant-garde, backyard, ballade, bard, Bernard, bombard, canard, card, charade, chard, couvade, croustade, Cunard, glissade, guard, hard, ill-starred, interlard, lard, Montagnard, nard, pard, petard, pomade, promenade, regard, rodomontade, roulade, saccade, Sade, salade, sard, shard, unmarred, unscarred, yard

Definition of facade in US English:

facade

(also façade)
nounfəˈsɑdfəˈsäd
  • 1The face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.

    (尤指临街或正对空旷地的)建筑物正面

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There will also be a substantial increase in office space and the front facade of the building is to undergo a total makeover.
    • Twin arched picture windows bisect the front facade and an outside staircase leads to the first floor.
    • Property owners could then consider this colour scheme when they repaint their shop fronts and building facades.
    • Twenty-five years ago glass facades to buildings were regarded as architecturally passé and ecologically irresponsible.
    • We wanted to introduce variety in the appearance and more moulding to the facades than normal because it was a covered arcade.
    • The building's various facades reflect both its historic roots and its modern purpose.
    • The building was stripped down to its bones and the facade onto New Bond Street restored.
    • Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, baroque, and rococo facades combine to create majestic results.
    • Many of these businesses were simply older buildings updated with stucco facades and other Spanish flourishes.
    • To this day, ceramic tiles are still used to cover and ornament the facades of buildings, as they are both durable and relatively cheap to produce.
    • His design retains the north and south brick facades of the old building and inserts the new structure of six main floors and three mezzanines within them.
    • Vents in the building's north and south facades allow outside air to flow through the building without requiring fans or other mechanical systems.
    • In a unified facade, a good fake can be the best solution, which is possibly the solution for part of South Bridge.
    • Building facades are finished with different materials depending on the degree of exposure to the sun.
    • The design of the building facades illustrates the approach we took toward construction cost control.
    • An almost unbroken wall of split-face concrete block wraps around the two street facades, shutting out traffic noise.
    • The neighborhoods built during colonial times have narrow streets with continuous building facades that converge on central plazas.
    • The building facades facing the courtyard were to be cleaned and restored; a new glazed roof would cover the courtyard.
    • The east facade of the building reflects the abstract modernism of the Marina District.
    • He also uplit the upper facades of the building to accentuate the tower's verticality.
    Synonyms
    front, frontage, face, aspect, elevation, exterior, outside
    1. 1.1 An outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality.
      〈喻〉(掩饰真相的)表面,外观
      her flawless public facade masked private despair

      她在公众面前的完美形象掩饰了内心的绝望。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He said though living as a Christian at home was crucial, it could be challenging, even harder than in public, where it was easier to put on facades.
      • Little post-construction data is available to demonstrate how well double-skin facades work in conserving energy.
      • Camille smiled at the small boy shyness that had replaced the confident facade.
      • He adored the theatre, the ballet, and in fact he remained a man of masks, facades, glamour and high drama all his life.
      • Once you realise the closeness of the overlap between the two organisations, the facade appears paper thin.
      • The myriad fences and neo-Georgian facades make the university appear to be the ultimate asylum from violence of all types.
      • It's the Tokyo Dome, in the capital of a country known for its public facade of reserve and gentility.
      • But even the powerful Hollywood studios couldn't maintain the flawless facade forever.
      • If people know that you care bout them and that it's not fake or a facade, then you have more chance of getting things done.
      • But behind his flawless English facade is a Celtic streak which has fuelled his career.
      • We sat back down at the table, with our fake facades still plastered amongst our faces.
      • She was behind a mask of facades, and at the moment, so was I.
      • They hide behind some facade of respectability but I rest in absolute confidence that their time is next!
      • There is a painful contradiction between what is in my head and the facade I adopt for the public, my friends and family.
      • However, in practical terms the private and public spheres are habitually not detached and the outward signs of statehood are often facades hiding the real workings of the system.
      • Looking beyond the facade of confidence, he is able to reveal the loneliness and longings in their lives.
      • In a way it's a story of letting go of expectations and pretense, of breaking down facades and accepting what's beneath as beautiful.
      Synonyms
      show, front, appearance, false display, pretence, simulation, affectation, semblance, illusion, posture, pose, sham, fake, act, masquerade, charade, guise, mask, cloak, veil, veneer

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French façade, from face ‘face’, on the pattern of Italian facciata.

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