| 单词 | pretence |
| 释义 | pretence (once / 596 pages) n WORD FAMILY pretence: pretences USAGE EXAMPLESBilling itself as the world’s “premier race-realist site”, it features pieces advocating eugenics while maintaining an academic pretence. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) "I never made any pretence about the fact that I did not want Hillary Clinton to be president." BBC(Nov 19, 2016) But there was a rush of couples at government offices who got divorced - under false pretence - so they were able to buy a second property. BBC(Nov 16, 2016) 1n the act of giving a false appearance Syn|Hypo|Hyper feigning, pretending, pretense, simulation appearance, show pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression make-believe, pretendthe enactment of a pretense affectation, affectedness, mannerism, posea deliberate pretense or exaggerated display masquerademaking a false outward show attitudea theatrical pose created for effect radical chican affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation the act of deceiving 2n pretending with intention to deceive Syn|Hypo|Hyper dissembling, feigning, pretense bluff pretense that your position is stronger than it really is pretext, stalking-horsesomething serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason hypocrisy, lip servicean expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction putoffa pretext for delay or inaction crocodile tearsa hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping deceit, deception, misrepresentation a misleading falsehood 3n a false or unsupportable quality Syn|Hyper pretense, pretension artificiality the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally 4n an artful or simulated semblance Syn|Hyper guise, pretense, pretext color, colour, gloss, semblance an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading 5n imaginative intellectual play Syn|Hyper make-believe, pretense imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery the ability to form mental images of things or events |
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