pretense

CET-4 大学 FREQ #23658

n. 借口, 虚假, 伪装

发音

US /ˈpɹiːtɛns/

词形变化

pretenses 复数 pretenses

别名

pretence prætense

教材释义与例句

名词

借口；虚假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.

    可数 不可数

    He visited the king under the pretense of friendliness.

    "Lady Little", the title that she used, was just a pretense.

    She appeared to weep uncontrollably, but it was all pretense.

  2. 2.

    Affectation or ostentation of manner.

    不可数 可数

    She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.

  3. 3.

    Intention or purpose not real but professed.

    可数 不可数

    with only a pretense of accuracy

  4. 4.

    An unsupported claim made or implied.

    可数 不可数
  5. 5.

    An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    Intention; design.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 9

pretending simulation pretext make-believe guise pretence feigning pretension dissembling

上位词 10

color imagination colour deception deceit imaging gloss imagery semblance artificiality

下位词 10

show pretend appearance pose bluff charade hypocrisy pretext masquerade make-believe

相关短语

false pretense [法] 欺诈, 欺骗, 谎言

词源

Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of Latin praetendō (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tendō (“to stretch”); see pretend.

来源：wiktionary