feign something | feign to do something to pretend that you have a particular feeling or that you are ill, tired, etc.假装，装作，佯装（有某种感觉或生病、疲倦等）- He survived the massacre by feigning death.他装死才在大屠杀中死里逃生。🔊🔊
- ‘Who cares?’ said Alex, feigning indifference.“有谁在乎？” 亚历克斯佯作漠不关心地说。🔊🔊
- ‘A present for me?’ she asked with feigned surprise.“给我的礼物？”她故作惊讶地问道。
- She feigned sleep to avoid having to answer.她装作入睡，避免必须回答。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFeign is used with these nouns as the object: - disappointment
- enthusiasm
- ignorance
- …
See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere ‘mould, contrive’. Senses in Middle English (taken from Latin) included ‘make something’, ‘invent a story, excuse, or allegation’, hence ‘make a pretence of a feeling or response’. Compare with fiction and figment.