(1)假(喬)裝(pretend to feel,have or do to make a desired impression)[T+n,T+to-inf]:~illness/ignorance/surprise/disinterest/grief/ delight/ boldness/ indifference/ a superior air/a foreign accent/a lisp 假裝有病/無知/驚訝/不感興趣/悲傷/高興/大膽/冷漠/高傲/帶外國口音/口齒不清;~to despise cowardice/not to hear sb/not to care 假裝鄙視怯懦/沒聽見/不在乎;an~ed voice 假嗓音;〖同〗pretend,imitate;
(2)假裝是(pretend to be)[L+n]:~the helpless female/the poet 假裝是孤獨(dú)無援的女人/詩人;〖同〗pretend;
(3)喜歡(用,穿)(like or use as a matter of personal preference)[T+n](常derog):~bright colours/long words/old furniture/striped shirts喜歡鮮艷的顏色/長字眼/舊家具/帶條紋的襯衣;
→ ?affec′tation n 假裝,裝模作樣;af′fected adj 假裝的,不自然的;
【用法】用于第(2)義時(shí),其后名詞前只可用定冠詞,不用不定冠詞;用于第(1)義時(shí),其后名詞前可不用冠詞或用不定冠詞。
【辨異】affect2與assume和pretend都可表示“假裝”的意思。affect2指有意裝出某種品質(zhì),以給他人留下好的印象,如:affect shyness(假裝害羞);assume指裝出某一特別的樣子,以掩飾真正的感情,往往是為了欺騙,如:assume an air of indifference(裝出漠不關(guān)心的樣子);pretend指裝出某一想象的特性或做什么,就好像真有其事的樣子,如:pretend sorrow(假裝傷心)。