mindmap root((假装)) assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive: ~d an air of cheerfulness for the sake of the patient. affect implies make a false show of possessing, using or feeling something, usually for effect: willing to ~ an interest in art in order to impress her. pretend implies an overt and sustained false profession of what is not true: ~ed not to know about her husband's affair. 婚外情,用单数 simulate suggests an assumption of the characteristics of something else by an close simulation: the training chamber ~s a weightless atmosphere. feign implies more artful invention than pretend, less specific imitation than simulate: ~ed sickness in order to stay home from school. counterfeit implies imitation that achieves an extremely high degree of verisimilitude: ~ed drunkenness so perfectly that many forgot he was acting. sham stresses an obvious intent to deceive with falseness that fools only the gullible: ~med a most unconvincing limp.