pretence

英 [prɪˈtens]

美 [ˈpriːtens]

n.  假象; 伪装; 虚伪的表现; 妄称; 自称; 标榜

复数：pretences　

GRETEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.8669 / COCA.37692

习惯用语

n.

by/under/on false pretences
• 靠欺诈手段；以虚假的借口
  by pretending to be sth that you are not, in order to gain some advantage for yourself
• She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.
  她被控诈骗钱财。

牛津词典

noun

• 假象；伪装；虚伪的表现
  the act of behaving in a particular way, in order to make other people believe sth that is not true
  1. Their friendliness was only pretence.
     他们的友善态度只不过是装出来的。
  2. By the end of the evening she had abandoned all pretence of being interested.
     到晚会结束时，她已将假装的兴趣抛得一干二净。
  3. He made no pretence of great musical knowledge.
     他未敢妄称音乐知识丰富。
  4. She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.
     她无法继续假装爱他了。
• 妄称；自称；标榜
  a claim that you have a particular quality or skill
  1. a woman with some pretence to beauty
     自诩有几分姿色的女人
  2. I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject.
     我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 pretense


• N-VAR 假装；做作；矫饰
  Apretenceis an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true.
  1. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad...
     韦兰假装在便笺薄上做笔记。
  2. We have to go along with the pretence that things are getting better...
     我们只得一直假装情形在好转。
  3. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.
     政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
• PHRASE 以虚假的借口；以欺骗的手段
  If you do somethingunder false pretences, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions.
  1. I could not go on living with a man who had married me under false pretences...
     我再也不能和一个靠谎言骗我结婚的男人继续生活下去了。
  2. Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.
     康拉德因为诈骗钱财已经坐了一年的牢。

英英释义

noun

• the act of giving a false appearance
  1. his conformity was only pretending
  Synonym:pretensepretendingsimulationfeigning
• an artful or simulated semblance
  1. under the guise of friendship he betrayed them
  Synonym:guisepretensepretext
• a false or unsupportable quality
  Synonym:pretensionpretense
• imaginative intellectual play
  Synonym:pretensemake-believe
• pretending with intention to deceive
  Synonym:pretensefeigningdissembling

双语例句

• Xue Pan hastened to register himself as a pupil. His school-going was, needless to say, a pretence--“ one day fishing and two days to dry the net ” as they say--and had nothing to do with the advancement of learning.
  薛蟠也假说来上学，不过是：“三天打鱼，两天晒网”*却不见有一点进益。
• Conrad had been imprisoned for a year for gaining money by false pretences.
  康拉德因为诈骗钱财已经坐了一年的牢。
• Every day he came home early, and at last made no pretence of going anywhere.
  他每天都早早回家，最后索性也不假装要去什么地方了。
• His mannerisms are affected and full of pretence.
  他的那副派头完全是装腔作势，假得很。
• His family kept up the pretence that he had been ill.
  他的家人继续假装他生病了。
• The government abandoned any pretence of reform.
  政府不再装模作样地进行改革。
• Get the captain and squire down to the cabin, and then make some pretence to send for me.
  快让船长和乡绅到船舱去，然后再假装有事找我。
• Within thirty seconds any pretence was always unnecessary.
  不消三十秒，所有借口全成了多余的废物。
• We cannot disguise hostility towards any religion behind the pretence of liberalism.
  我们不能假借自由之名来掩饰自己的敌意，对宗教进行攻击。
• He made a pretence of being happy at the party.
  晚会上他假装很高兴。