pretence
pretence
( 美 pretense)
noun
( 美 pretense)
noun
- an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
假装；矫饰；做作；推托，借口
his anger is masked by a pretence that all is well.
他装作若无其事，掩饰了自己的怒意。
[mass noun]they have finally abandoned their secrecy and pretence.
他们最终放弃了保密和伪装。
■a false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions
虚伪，虚假
he asked me questions without any pretence at politeness.
他毫不客气地问我各种问题。
■[mass noun]the practice of inventing imaginary situations in play
装扮游戏角色
before the age of two, children start to engage in pretence.
孩子在两岁以前就开始装扮游戏角色了。
■[mass noun]affected and ostentatious speech and behaviour
虚浮炫耀的语言（或行为） - (pretence to)a claim, especially a false or ambitious one
自吹，自诩，自命
he was quick to disclaim any pretence to superiority.
他急忙否认自己以优越自居。
- late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French pretense, based on medieval Latin pretensus 'pretended', alteration of Latin praetentus, from the verb praetendere (see pretend)
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