facade

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facade /fəˈsɑːd/ (also façade) (facades)

1. N-COUNT The facade of a building, especially a large one, is its front wall or the wall that faces the street. (建筑物的) 正面
...the repairs to the building's facade. …该建筑物正面墙的维修。
2. N-SING A facade is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something. 假象
They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a facade of family togetherness. 他们把困扰他们婚姻的问题掩藏在家人亲密无间的假象背后。