pretence

• n. 假装；借口；虚伪

来自pretense的拼写变体。

1. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears.

她假装点蜡烛，避开他消失了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence.

这个剧作家与世隔绝，生活在一个虚幻的世界里。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.

政府不再装模作样地进行改革。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Their friendliness was only pretence.

他们的友善态度只不过是装出来的。

来自《权威词典》

5. The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

那学说号称最具有科学基础.

来自《简明英汉词典》