“假象”常见的英文表达有 illusion、false appearance 或 deceptive appearance。具体使用哪个词或短语取决于语境:
1、 illusion:
指错觉、幻觉,或通过某种手段制造出的虚假印象,常用于心理学、艺术或魔术等领域,也可用于形容表面现象与实际不符的情况。
例句:What at first seems to be an illusion may in reality be true.(起初看似是假象的东西,实际上可能是真的。)
2、 false appearance:
强调表面的、不真实的外观或表象,更侧重于描述事物的外在表现与实际不符。
例句:The success of the project was just a false appearance; in reality, it was facing many difficulties.(这个项目的成功只是假象,实际上它面临着许多困难。)
3、 deceptive appearance:
带有欺骗性的意味,强调这种假象是故意制造出来以误导他人的。
例句:The beauty of the landscape was a deceptive appearance that hid the harsh reality of the region.(这片风景的美丽是一种假象,掩盖了该地区严酷的现实。)