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

• It is merely a pretense.
  这只是托词而已。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• Except for the felicitous pretense of deafness I had not tried to pretend anything.
  除了巧妙地假装耳聋之外，我一点也没有弄虚作假。
• Because of this, their fantasies can confidently be brought to life through fiction without any pretense or unnecessary apologies.
  所以，他们的幻想可以理直气壮地以虚拟的姿态现身，不需要任何借口或累赘的解释。
• But I made myself smile so I could GREet my little daughter with a Pretense of happiness.
  但我擦擦眼泪，强挤出笑容，要让自己在女儿面前露出喜悦之情。