英语词汇“pretense”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pretensepretense /ˈpritɛns, prɪˈtɛns/ noun [singular, uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYpretense

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French pretensse, from Latin praetendere; ➔ PRETEND¹

COLLOCATIONS► made no pretense

He made no pretense about his motives.

► under the pretense of

Eric moved in with his girlfriend under the pretense of wanting to save money.

1an attempt to pretend that something is true: pretense that Whiting has abandoned the pretense that (=has stopped pretending that) she wrote the book alone. He made no pretense about his motives. Eric moved in with his girlfriend under the pretense of wanting to save money.2have/make no pretense to (doing) something formal to not claim that you have a particular quality, skill, etc.: He made no pretense to superiority. → see also under false pretenses at false (6)

单词	pretense
释义	pretensepretense /ˈpritɛns, prɪˈtɛns/ noun [singular, uncountable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYpretense Origin: 1300-1400 Old French pretensse, from Latin praetendere; ➔ PRETEND¹ Collocations COLLOCATIONS► made no pretense He made no pretense about his motives. ► under the pretense of Eric moved in with his girlfriend under the pretense of wanting to save money. 1an attempt to pretend that something is true: pretense that Whiting has abandoned the pretense that (=has stopped pretending that) she wrote the book alone. He made no pretense about his motives. Eric moved in with his girlfriend under the pretense of wanting to save money.2have/make no pretense to (doing) something formal to not claim that you have a particular quality, skill, etc.: He made no pretense to superiority. → see also under false pretenses at false (6)
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