| 单词 | pretense |
| 释义 | pretense —pretenseful, adj. —pretenseless, adj. /pri tens", pree"tens/, n. 1. pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense. 2. a false show of something: a pretense of friendship. 3. a piece of make-believe. 4. the act of pretending or alleging falsely. 5. a false allegation or justification: He excused himself from the lunch on a pretense of urgent business. 6. insincere or false profession: His pious words were mere pretense. 7. the putting forth of an unwarranted claim. 8. the claim itself. 9. any allegation or claim: to obtain money under false pretenses. 10. pretension (usually fol. by to): destitute of any pretense to wit. 11. pretentiousness. Also, esp. Brit., pretence. [1375-1425; late ME < AF < ML *praetensa, n. use of fem. of praetensus, ptp. (r. L praetentus) of praetendere to PRETEND] Syn. 1. shamming. 2. semblance. 3. mask, veil. |
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