pretense

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation. countable,uncountable
    — He visited the king under the pretense of friendliness.
  2. Affectation or ostentation of manner. uncountable
    — She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.
  3. Intention or purpose not real but professed. countable,uncountable
    — with only a pretense of accuracy
  4. An unsupported claim made or implied. countable,uncountable
    — He was gentlemanly, steady, tractable, with a thorough knowledge of his duties; and in time, when yet very young, he became chief mate of a fine ship, without ever having been tested by those events of the sea that show in the light of day the inner worth of a man, the edge of his temper, and the fibre of his stuff; that reveal the quality of his resistance and the secret truth of his pretences, not only to others but also to himself.
  5. An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality. countable,uncountable
  6. Intention; design. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — A very pretence and purpose of unkindness.

词形变化

pretenses plural pretence alternative,UK prætense alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment an awkward situation false pretense fiction imitation pretext sham subterfuge
衍生词
pretensed pretenseful pretenseless
相关词
pretend pretender pretension pretentiosity pretentious pretentiousness

词源

Borrowed from Middle French pretensse, from Late Latin praetēnsus, past participle of Latin praetendō (“to pretend”), from prae- (“before”) + tendō (“to stretch”); see pretend.
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