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
- Absence of pretense or artificiality, full creative intent unforced.
没有虚伪做作,充满无限的创造意图。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。 - These adjectives mean genuine, honest, and devoid of hypocrisy or pretense.
这些形容词都是真实、诚实、不虚伪或不伪饰的意思。 - A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
故意的炫耀或者夸大言行。 - Because of this, their fantasies can confidently be brought to life through fiction without any pretense or unnecessary apologies.
所以,他们的幻想可以理直气壮地以虚拟的姿态现身,不需要任何借口或累赘的解释。 - Except for the felicitous pretense of deafness I had not tried to pretend anything.
除了巧妙地假装耳聋之外,我一点也没有弄虚作假。 - You will be more alluring to a date when you remove your mask and be yourself without the pretense.
你将变得更具吸引力的日期当您删除您的面具,是自己没有的幌子。