pretense
英 美 ['pritɛns]
- n. 借口；虛假；炫耀；自吹（等於pretence）
助記提示
1. pre- + tens- + -e.
2. 字麵含義：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.
3. 這裏的before其實是指伸展太過前，而超出了實際情況。由此引申為跟作假、欺騙、不切實際相關的含義。
4. 由此引申為：假裝；偽裝；偽稱，佯稱；自命；自稱等含義。
5. 其實stretch本身就具有：誇大、誇張、誇大其詞、言過其實、濫用、歪曲等含義，這本身就是對stretch伸展過度的一種引申；而這裏隻不過通過詞根詞綴的形式將其更加具體化、明確化。
6. also pretence. 根據發音相同而出現的一種變體。
中文詞源
pretense 假象，偽裝，標榜來自pretend,假裝，佯裝，-s,過去分詞格。此處形容詞後名詞。
英文詞源
- pretense (n.)
- also pretence, early 15c., "the putting forth of a claim," from Anglo-French pretensse, Middle French pretensse (Modern French prétense), from Medieval Latin noun use of fem. of Late Latin praetensus, altered from Latin praetentus, past participle of praetendere (see pretend). Meaning "false or hypocritical profession" is from 1540s.
雙語例句
- 1. It is merely a pretense.
- 這隻是托詞而已.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. You can't keep up the pretense any longer.
- 你無法繼續偽裝下去了.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .
- 他假裝有 情.
來自辭典例句
- 4. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made no pretense of academic subtlety.
- 穆勒是個機警的官場角逐者, 但他並不裝作高深莫測.
來自辭典例句
- 5. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made as pretense of academic subtlety.
- 穆勒是一個機警的官場角逐者, 但他並不裝作高深莫測.
來自辭典例句