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pretense

英 [prɪˈtens]

美 [ˈpriːtens]

n.  借口;假装;伪称

复数:pretenses 

TOEFL

COCA.11459

柯林斯词典

英英释义

noun

双语例句

  • 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 pretense of a useless shell.
    一片无用的贝壳的伪装。
  • 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。
  • It seems likely that, sooner or later, Google will have to drop the pretense.
    看起来,谷歌早晚会要卸下伪装。
  • The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
    编造藉口、捏造罪名虚构作品或捏造借口的行为。
  • 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。
  • But we're just living in the pretense of a marriage, responsibility.
    但现在我们只是假装维系着婚姻,责任。
  • Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
    建立在虚假的基础上;虚假的赞美。
  • He made a pretense of asking for my advice.
    他装模作样地向我请教。
  • Absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced.
    没有虚伪做作,充满无限的创造意图。