feign
Word family adjectivefeignedadverbfeignedlynounfeignednessfeigningverbfeign
feign /feɪn/ verb [transitiveT] formal PRETENDto pretend to have a particular feeling or to be ill, asleep etc 假装〔有某种感情〕;装〔病、睡等〕 Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room. 我假装头痛,上楼到自己房间去了。
Origin feign (1200-1300) Old French feindre, from Latin fingere “to shape, pretend”