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英 [prɪˈtens]

美 [ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns]

是什么意思

n.

假装，作假；借口，口实；虚伪；虚饰

变形

复数：pretences

英英释义

pretence[ pri'tens, 'pri:t- ]

n.
- a false or unsupportable quality
  同义词：pretensionpretense
- an artful or simulated semblance
  同义词：guisepretensepretext
- pretending with intention to deceive
  同义词：pretensefeigningdissembling
- imaginative intellectual play
  同义词：pretensemake-believe
- the act of giving a false appearance
  同义词：pretensepretendingsimulationfeigning

学习怎么用

词组短语

false pretences诈骗

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

He made a pretence of ignorance.
他假装不知道。
The boy didn't take the exam under the pretence of sickness.
那个男孩借口生病没有参加考试。
She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.
她无法继续假装爱他了。
I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject.
我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。
Don't listen to his pretences; he is lying.
别听他的种种借口,他在撒谎。

权威例句

Pretence
Understanding pretence
Making sense of pretence
Pretence and representation: Theorgins of theouy of mind
Pretence and representations: The origins of 'theory of mind'
The pragmatics of verbal irony: Echo or pretence?
Mindreading: An integrated account of pretence, self-awareness, and understanding other minds.
‘If pigs could fly’: A test of counterfactual reasoning and pretence in children with autism
Taking fiction seriously: Young children understand the normative structure of joint pretence games.
Human Creativity: Its Cognitive Basis, its Evolution, and its Connections with Childhood Pretence