pretense
英 [prɪˈtens]
美 [ˈpriːtens]
n. 借口;假装;伪称
复数:pretenses
COCA.11459
柯林斯词典
- → see:pretence
英英释义
noun
- the act of giving a false appearance
- his conformity was only pretending
- an artful or simulated semblance
- under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
- a false or unsupportable quality
- imaginative intellectual play
- pretending with intention to deceive
双语例句
- 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。 - I was compelled to make a pretense of worshiping her God, which was her exaction for my keep.
我就得被迫装着崇拜她的上帝,这是她为哺育我对我提出的要求。 - Can we convince God to somehow "Christianize" these customs and the whole pretense and lie of Christmas, so we can enjoy ourselves?
我们能否说服上帝把圣诞节中这些习俗、所有借口和谎言“基督教义化”呢?所以我们可以享受这个节日吗? - The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.
讽刺文学对人类的各种虚伪行为进行了精妙的嘲弄。 - I make no pretense that I can predict how long it will take for the apple to fall.
我并不是说我能预测,苹果掉落的时间。 - 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 collected money under the pretense of patriotism.
他假藉爱国募集金钱。 - 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。 - It is man's pretense that because he has choice he is free.
人类总是自欺地认为,因为它有选择,所以它是自由的。 - I spoke to you in cautious tones, you answered me with no pretense.
我小心翼翼地跟你谈话,你用坦荡和真诚作答。