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

• 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。
• He made no pretense of caring about our predicament.
  他并没有假装关心我们的困境。
• Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
  建立在虚假的基础上；虚假的赞美。
• 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。
• The pretense of a useless shell.
  一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
• He collected money under the pretense of patriotism.
  他假藉爱国募集金钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
  故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。
• It is merely a pretense.
  这只是托词而已。