feigning
v. 假裝,偽裝( feign的現在分詞 ); 捏造(藉口、理由等)
If someone feigns a particular feeling, attitude, or physical condition, they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it, although this is not true.
One morning, I didn't want to go to school, and decided to feign illness...
有天早晨我不想上學,於是決定裝病。
'Giles phoned this morning,' Mirella said with feigned indifference.
“賈爾斯今早來電話了,”米雷拉裝作若無其事地說。
1. pretending with intention to deceive
2. the act of giving a false appearance;
He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest.
他隨手翻了幾頁,假裝興趣不大。
He boasts of dodging military service by feigning illness.
他炫耀自己透過裝病來逃避服兵役。
She shrugged, feigning nonchalance.
她聳聳肩, 裝出一副無所謂的樣子.
The criminal tried to at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯裝瘋,企圖抓住一根救命稻草.
The criminal tried to grasp at a straw by feigning mental disorder.
罪犯裝瘋,企圖抓住弌根救掵稻草.