pretense
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.
他们的友好只是假装的。 - pretense of doing something By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretense of being interested.
到晚上结束时,她已经放弃了所有假装感兴趣的东西。 - pretense of something He made no pretense of great musical knowledge.
他没有假装有丰富的音乐知识。 - 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 woman with some pretense to beauty
假装美丽的女人 - pretense (to doing something) I make no pretense to being an expert on the subject.
我没有假装是这方面的专家。
- pretense (to something) a woman with some pretense to beauty