pretense
英 [prɪ\'tens]美 [ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns]
pretense意思解释
n.借口；（无事实根据的）要求；自称；假装 变形 复数：pretenses 英英释义 pretense[ pri\'tens,
pretense读音音标
英 [prɪ\'tens]
美 [ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns]
pretense意思解释
n.
借口；
（无事实根据的）要求；
自称；
假装
变形
复数：pretenses
英英释义
pretense[ pri\'tens, \'pri:t- ]
n.
the act of giving a false appearance
同义词：pretencepretendingsimulationfeigning
pretending with intention to deceive
同义词：pretencefeigningdissembling
imaginative intellectual play
同义词：pretencemake-believe
a false or unsupportable quality
同义词：pretensionpretence
an artful or simulated semblance
同义词：guisepretencepretext
双语例句
用作名词(n.)It is merely a pretense.这只是托词而已。You answered me with no pretense.你坦诚相见的回答了我。Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。He cheated me under the pretense of friendship.他假借友谊欺骗我。The pretense of greatness will be the proof of it, and powerful men with many severe faults will rule over all the classes on earth.自称为伟大的会是拥有很多错误的有权势的人，他们支配着地上的所有阶级。
