pretense

名词 pretense:

1. the act of giving a false appearance
   同义词：pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
2. pretending with intention to deceive
   同义词：pretence, feigning, dissembling
3. imaginative intellectual play
   同义词：pretence, make-believe
4. a false or unsupportable quality
   同义词：pretension, pretence
5. an artful or simulated semblance
   同义词：guise, pretence, pretext

1. The act of inventing such a creation or pretense.
   虚构，捏造虚构作品或捏造借口的行为
2. Playful or fanciful pretense.
   好玩的或者古怪的装扮
3. An imaginative creation or a pretense that does not represent actuality but has been invented.
   捏造，想象虚构的作品或托词，并不代表是真实的，而是被编造出来的
4. It is merely a pretense.
   这只是托词而已。

pre.tense

n.（名词）
The act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive.
虚假，伪装：伪装的动作；欲想欺骗的虚假的外表或动作
A false or studied show; an affectation:
假意：虚假或假意的表示；假装：
例句：
a pretense of nonchalance.
伪装的冷漠

A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
借口：声明虚假的原因或理由；借口，托词：
例句：
under false pretenses.
在虚假的借口下

Something imagined or pretended.
凭空捏造：想象出来或伪造出来的东西
Mere show without reality; outward appearance.
空洞：只是卖弄而毫无实质内容；外在的表现
A right asserted with or without foundation; a claim.See Synonyms at claim
有或无根据的权利；要求参见 claim
The quality or state of being pretentious; ostentation.
炫耀：矫饰的品质或状态；炫耀

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French pretensse
源自 古法语 pretensse
from Medieval Latin *praetônsa
源自 中世纪拉丁语 *praetônsa
from Late Latin [feminine of] praetônsus
源自 后期拉丁语 [] praetônsus的阴性词
alteration of Latin praetentus [past participle of] praetendere [to pretend, assert] * see pretend
拉丁语 praetentus的变化 [] praetendere的过去分词 [假装，断言] *参见 pretend