单词 pretence 释义 ▪ I. pretence, pretense, n.|prtns|[= late AF. pretensse (c 1471 in Godef.), ad. med.L. *prtensa vbl. n., f. prtens-us for class.L. prtent-us, pa. pple. of prtendre: see pretend. The spelling pretense is now usual in the U.S.; cf. defe...
单词 pretence 释义 pretence (US pretense), n 1 (a) [U] deception; make-believe 虚假; 虚伪; 虚饰; 假装; 做作 Their friendliness was only pretence. 他们的友谊完全是虚假的. Their way of life was all pretence. 他们的生活方式都很做作. (b) [sing] ~ of sth fals...