pretense的意思|示意

美 / prɪ'tens / 英 / ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns /

n. 假象,伪装;借口,托词;装扮游戏角色;自称,自诩;虚浮炫耀的语言(或行为)

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pretense的用法详解

英语单词pretense的用法讲解

pretense是一个英语单词,源自拉丁文“pretensio”,由“pre-”和“tentare”合成,有“假装,推测”的含义。在英语里,pretense有三种常见的用法,即“假装,推测,伪装”。

1.pretense表示“假装”或“假装掩饰”的行为,也可以指“伪装”的行为,也可表示某个人的做法。例如:

He made a pretense of not wanting to come, but I knew he did.

他假装不想来,但我知道他想来。

He was making pretense of looking through my books.

他假装在看我的书。

2. pretense也可以用来指一种假想或推测,即对事物本质的猜测,即拿某件事物做假设,尝试猜出它的本质。例如:

She offered a pretense of the theory of human behavior.

她提供了一种关于人类行为的假设。

I made an educated pretense about what was going on.

我猜测了一下正在发生什么。

3. pretense也可以用来指一种伪装,即掩饰与实际不符的做法,例如伪装自己是另一个人,或者伪装自己还没有知道之前发生的事情。例如:

She made a pretense of not knowing what had happened.

她伪装自己不知道发生了什么。

He was caught making a pretense of being someone he was not.

他被发现伪装成不是他本人。

pretense相关短语

1、 Trifolium pretense 红三叶,三叶草

2、 False Pretense 眼角眉梢,翻译

3、 Trifolium pretense L 红车轴草,红三叶

4、 pretense theory 假装理论

5、 Allusional Pretense Theory 暗指伪装论

6、 Comprehension of Pretense 假装现实

7、 Under Pretense 借口,翻译

8、 pretense of strength 虚张声势

pretense相关例句

Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other, dedicated to the pursuit of profit.

奥尔特曼揭去电影业的伪装和神话,揭示了其与任何行业一样追逐利润的本质。

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A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made as pretense of academic subtlety.

穆勒是一个机警的官场角逐者, 但他并不装作高深莫测.

辞典例句

He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .

他假装有 情.

辞典例句

But I made myself smile so I could GREet my little daughter a Pretense of happiness.

但我擦擦眼泪,强挤出笑脸,要让自己在女儿面前露出喜悦之情.

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U.S. policymakers longer make any pretense that the country's fiscal situation is anything but troubling.

美国决策者再也不能给国家令人不安的财政状况找借口了.

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You can't keep up the pretense any longer.

你无法继续伪装下去了.

辞典例句

The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.

虚构作品或捏造借口的行为.

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Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other.

奥尔特曼揭穿伪装和神话,把电影业暴露成像其他任何行业一样。

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