pretence
英 [prɪ'tens]
美
- n. 假装；借口；虚伪
词态变化
复数: pretences;
助记提示
6. also pretense. 根据发音相同而出现的一种变体。
中文词源
pretence 假象，伪装，标榜
来自pretense的拼写变体。
双语例句
- 1. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.
- 她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence.
- 这个剧作家与世隔绝，生活在一个虚幻的世界里。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.
- 政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Their friendliness was only pretence.
- 他们的友善态度只不过是装出来的。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.
- 那学说号称最具有科学基础.
来自《简明英汉词典》