feign

fein

托福GRE Collins 1

v. make believe with the intent to deceive

vt. 假装, 装作
vi. 作假

Collins 星级

15,443

BNC 频率

13,497

使用频率

feign 源自拉丁语 fingere，意思是“塑造、假装”。可以记住它和“fing（塑造）”相关，暗示假装的意思。

例句

1. She decided to feign illness to avoid going to the party.

她决定假装生病以避免参加聚会。

2. He tried to feign confidence during the presentation, but he was very nervous.

他在演讲时试图假装自信，但他非常紧张。

3. The child would often feign sleep to avoid doing his homework.

这个孩子经常假装睡觉以逃避做作业。