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

• 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。
• Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
  故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。
• Absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced.
  没有虚伪做作，充满无限的创造意图。
• It is man's pretense that because he has choice he is free.
  人类总是自欺地认为，因为它有选择，所以它是自由的。
• Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
  建立在虚假的基础上；虚假的赞美。
• He made no pretense of caring about our predicament.
  他并没有假装关心我们的困境。
• 678. The senseless senator's pretense of consensus caused a sensation.
  678.愚蠢参议员的舆论借口引起了轰动。
• 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。
• I pretense to know what I don't know.
  我假装知道我不知道的东西。
• The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.
  讽刺文学对人类的各种虚伪行为进行了精妙的嘲弄。