The old building had an impressive façade. His calm demeanor was just a façade.
这座老建筑有一个令人印象深刻的正面。他平静的举止只是一个假象。
Which word is the best synonym for “façade” as used in the sentence: “The building had a beautiful façade, but the interior was quite outdated.”?
A — front. “façade” means n. front; appearance; false front
Behind his cheerful ______, he was actually deeply and secretly unhappy.
D — façade. “façade” means n. front; appearance; false front
façade — n. front; appearance; false front. In Chinese: 正面，外表；假象.
façade is pronounced /fəˈsɑːd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: fa · çade.
The old building had an impressive façade. His calm demeanor was just a façade. (这座老建筑有一个令人印象深刻的正面。他平静的举止只是一个假象。)
front, exterior, pretense, veneer — all close in meaning to façade (n. front; appearance; false front).
Yes. façade appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
French façade (appearance) → surface, appearance.