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pretense

英美 ['pritɛns]

解释

n. 借口；虚假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）

※ 提供单词"pretense"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

pretense 假象，伪装，标榜

来自pretend,假装，佯装，-s,过去分词格。此处形容词后名词。

英文词源

pretense (n.): also pretence, early 15c., "the putting forth of a claim," from Anglo-French pretensse, Middle French pretensse (Modern French prétense), from Medieval Latin noun use of fem. of Late Latin praetensus, altered from Latin praetentus, past participle of praetendere (see pretend). Meaning "false or hypocritical profession" is from 1540s.

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例句和用法

1. It is merely a pretense.: 这只是托词而已.

2. You can't keep up the pretense any longer.: 你无法继续伪装下去了.

3. He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .: 他假装有情.

4. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made no pretense of academic subtlety.: 穆勒是个机警的官场角逐者, 但他并不装作高深莫测.

5. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made as pretense of academic subtlety.: 穆勒是一个机警的官场角逐者, 但他并不装作高深莫测.