charade [ʃəˈreɪd]

例句:

• I wondered why he had gone through the elaborate charade.
  我不明白，他为什么要大费周章，装腔作势。
  
• Their whole marriage had been a charade—they had never loved each other.
  他们的整个婚姻都是在做戏—他们从未相爱过。
  
• He wasn't really upset — his behaviour was just a charade.
  他并不是真正心绪烦乱——他的行为只是荒谬的伪装.
  
• It doesn't take Einstein to see thru this charade.
  来自WSJ
• It's about time this unedifying charade ended.
  来自THETIMES
• Let's first dispose of this "nuanced policy" charade.
  来自WSJ