feigning

n. pretending,counterfeiting,dissembling假装，假冒，伪装。
△Tw.3.1.110 (98):“’Twas never mer-ry world / Since lowly feigning was called compli-ment.”i.e. The world has never been a happy placesince pretended humility (with the word “servant”)was considered a way of paying compliments. 自从假装谦卑被认为是一种恭维方式之后，这世界就不再有什么乐趣了。(按：奥丽维娅想起西萨里奥曾提过他是“绅士”，因此这时对他自称“仆人”表示不悦。)

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feigning

a. inventive,imaginative,pretending捏造的，虚构的，假装的。
△As.3. 3. 21 (19):“for the truest po-etry is the most feigning，”因为最真实的诗都是最虚构的。