| 释义 |
pretence/priˈtens/n. (US [美] pretense) 1 pretending, make-believe 佯装；假装 2a a pretext or excuse 托词；借口 on the slightest pretence 以丝毫的借口 b a false show of intentions or motives 谎称；借口 under the pretence of friendship 以友谊为借口; under false pretences 凭借欺诈手段 3 (foll. by 后跟 to) a claim, esp. a false or ambitious one 声称(尤指自诩、标榜) has no pretence to any great talent 不以有大才智的人自居 4a affectation, display 装模作样；炫耀 b pretentiousness, ostentation 夸耀；虚夸 stripped of all pretence 剥去所有的伪装[Middle English from Anglo-French pretense, ultimately from medieval Latin pretensus ‘pretended’ (as PRETEND)] |