/vəˈnɪə(r) ||; vəˈnɪr/noun1 [C,U] a thin layer of wood or plastic that is stuck onto the surface of a cheaper material, especially wood, to give it a better appearance 饰面薄板，镶板（黏在廉价材料，尤其是木料上的薄木板或塑料板）
2 [sing] (formal 正式)a veneer (of sth) a part of sb's behaviour or of a situation which hides what it is really like underneath 虚假的外表；虚饰: a thin veneer of politeness 虚饰的礼貌外表