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
- Effectively, you stop all pretense of caring what happens.
可以这么说吧，你完全不去装做关心所发生的事情。 - 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。 - 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。 - He collected money under the pretense of patriotism.
他假藉爱国募集金钱。 - 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。 - 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。 - 678. The senseless senator's pretense of consensus caused a sensation.
678.愚蠢参议员的舆论借口引起了轰动。 - Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing.
建立在虚假的基础上；虚假的赞美。 - Bravadoa pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
故作勇敢；假装表现出勇敢。 - 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。