an exciting adventure (often one that people think is dangerous or stupid) （常指危险或愚蠢的）冒险行为，恶作剧 Isabel’s latest romantic escapade 伊莎贝尔最近的恋爱闹剧 The people who planned the escapade did not realize what they were getting involved in. 计划这次逃避的人没有意识到他们正在参与什么。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘an escape’): from French, from Provençal or Spanish, from escapar ‘to escape’, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out of’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escape.