pretence

• n. 假裝；借口；虛偽

來自pretense的拚寫變體。

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

她假裝點蠟燭，避開他消失了。

來自柯林斯例句

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

這個劇作家與世隔絕，生活在一個虛幻的世界裏。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The government abandoned any pretence of reform.

政府不再裝模作樣地進行改革。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Their friendliness was only pretence.

他們的友善態度隻不過是裝出來的。

來自《權威詞典》

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

那學說號稱最具有科學基礎.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》