pretense

英 [prɪˈtens]

美 [ˈpriːtens]

n.  借口；假装；伪称

复数：pretenses　

TOEFL

COCA.11459

柯林斯词典

• → see:pretence

英英释义

noun

• the act of giving a false appearance
  1. his conformity was only pretending
  Synonym:pretencepretendingsimulationfeigning
• an artful or simulated semblance
  1. under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
  Synonym:guisepretencepretext
• a false or unsupportable quality
  Synonym:pretensionpretence
• imaginative intellectual play
  Synonym:pretencemake-believe
• pretending with intention to deceive
  Synonym:pretencefeigningdissembling

双语例句

• He made no pretense of caring about our predicament.
  他并没有假装关心我们的困境。
• These adjectives mean genuine, honest, and devoid of hypocrisy or pretense.
  这些形容词都是真实、诚实、不虚伪或不伪饰的意思。
• Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
  故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。
• It seems likely that, sooner or later, Google will have to drop the pretense.
  看起来，谷歌早晚会要卸下伪装。
• I make no pretense that I can predict how long it will take for the apple to fall.
  我并不是说我能预测，苹果掉落的时间。
• I spoke to you in cautious tones, you answered me with no pretense.
  我小心翼翼地跟你谈话，你用坦荡和真诚作答。
• Effectively, you stop all pretense of caring what happens.
  可以这么说吧，你完全不去装做关心所发生的事情。
• Please note that there are also risks of dealing with foreign nationals, underage persons or people acting under false pretense.
  请注意也有可能与外国人、未成年人或者伪装之人进行交易的风险。
• Can we convince God to somehow "Christianize" these customs and the whole pretense and lie of Christmas, so we can enjoy ourselves?
  我们能否说服上帝把圣诞节中这些习俗、所有借口和谎言“基督教义化”呢？所以我们可以享受这个节日吗？
• I was compelled to make a pretense of worshiping her God, which was her exaction for my keep.
  我就得被迫装着崇拜她的上帝，这是她为哺育我对我提出的要求。