pre·tense
noun/prɪˈtens/
/ˈpriːtens/
(North American English) (British English pretence)
- [uncountable, singular] the act of behaving in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true
假象；伪装；虚伪的表现 - Their friendliness was only pretense.
他们的友善只是假装的。 - pretense of doing something By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretense of being interested.
到了晚上，她已经放弃了所有假装感兴趣的样子。 - pretense of something He made no pretense of great musical knowledge.
他并没有假装自己拥有渊博的音乐知识。 - pretense that… She was unable to keep up the pretense that she loved him.
她无法继续假装自己爱他。
- Their friendliness was only pretense.
- [uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal or literary) a claim that you have a particular quality or skill
妄称；自称；标榜 - pretense (to something) A judge should have at least some pretense to objectivity.
法官至少应该有一定程度的客观性。 - pretense (to doing something) I make no pretense to being an expert on the subject.
我无意假装自己是该领域的专家。
- pretense (to something) A judge should have at least some pretense to objectivity.