单词 | pretent |
释义 | † preˈtent, v. Obs. [? ad. L. prætentāre, -temptāre to search out beforehand, hold before oneself, make a pretext of, freq. of prætendĕre to pretend.] = pretend v. (in various senses).
1494Fabyan Chron. vii. 401 Willyam Waleys, whiche..pretentyd the rule & gouernaunce of Scotlande. 1582N. Lichefield tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. i. ix. 24 As though they were such men inwardlye indeede, as in appearaunce outwardlye they then pretented. 1587Greene Penelope's Web Wks. (Grosart) V. 182 No intent of treacherie shall so much as in thought bee pretented to the person of our Souerayne. 1602T. Fitzherbert Apol. 12 Breach of lawes and treason is pretented, but religion condemned. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:pretent英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语