We've grown tired of your charades. put on a convincing charade to keep her from knowing about the surprise party
Recent Examples on the WebThus, Lee and the Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few weeks partaking in an elaborate charade to ensure that his elevation maintained a patina of legitimacy. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 8 May 2022 Assuming 12 percent losses, the Lightning could keep up this charade for about 150 hours, or just over six days, moving the equivalent of about eight times the energy stored in its 131.0-kWh extended-range pack before it would be completely drained. Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 2 June 2022 The whole thing is a charade to ultimately undertake a severe cyberattack. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 July 2022 Functionaries and volunteers, full of good will and exhibiting sincere devotion, are nonetheless just part of the charade. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022 Joanna gets almost everything she's ever wanted, but her charade hangs over her head. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 And despite all the paper trails and testimonies stacked against him, the Russian president continues his charade of being a dutiful bureaucrat with a simple, middle-class lifestyle. Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2022 The idea that offices are necessary to ensure that workers work has been exposed as a charade by the pandemic. Cassie Werber, Quartz, 26 May 2022 This means taking the Privileges or Immunities Clause seriously and stopping the charade of tilting at the Due Process Clause, which protects only procedural rights. . . . Elliot Kaufman, WSJ, 25 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French, from Occitan charrado chat, from charrá to chat, chatter
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARADE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤elaborate, ridiculous (especially BrE) 精心籌劃的偽裝;可笑的裝模作樣➤little, whole小把戲;全部的把戲◇We had to go through this whole charade of holding auditions for the part.我們不得不把這一部份從頭至尾試演了一遍。VERB + CHARADE➤continue, go along with, go through, keep up, maintain, take part in繼續偽裝;跟着裝模作樣◇I refused to go along with their pathetic charade.我拒不跟着他們裝出可憐兮兮的樣子。➤drop, end, give up, stop丟掉/結束/放棄/停止把戲◇I suggest you give up this little charade of yours.我建議你不要再玩你這種小把戲了。PREPOSITION➤charade of裝作◇She struggled to maintain the charade of not being afraid.她竭力裝出不害怕的樣子。