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 a pretense of asking for my advice.
  他装模作样地向我请教。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
  建立在虚假的基础上；虚假的赞美。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
  编造藉口、捏造罪名虚构作品或捏造借口的行为。
• He collected money under the pretense of patriotism.
  他假藉爱国募集金钱。
• 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。
• 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。