pretence音标
英 [prɪˈtens]
美 [ˈpriˌtɛns, prɪˈtɛns]
pretence翻译
n.
假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰
变形
复数:pretences
英英释义
pretence[ pri'tens, 'pri:t- ]
n.a false or unsupportable quality
同义词:pretensionpretense
an artful or simulated semblance
同义词:guisepretensepretext
pretending with intention to deceive
同义词:pretensefeigningdissembling
imaginative intellectual play
同义词:pretensemake-believe
the act of giving a false appearance
同义词:pretensepretendingsimulationfeigning
pretence用法
词组短语
false pretences诈骗
双语例句
用作名词(n.)He made a pretence of ignorance.
他假装不知道。The boy didn't take the exam under the pretence of sickness.
那个男孩借口生病没有参加考试。She was unable to keep up the pretence that she loved him.
她无法继续假装爱他了。I make no pretence to being an expert on the subject.
我不敢自诩为这方面的专家。Don't listen to his pretences; he is lying.
别听他的种种借口,他在撒谎。
权威例句
Pretence
Understanding pretence
Making sense of pretence
Pretence and representation: Theorgins of theouy of mind
Pretence and representations: The origins of 'theory of mind'
The pragmatics of verbal irony: Echo or pretence?
Mindreading: An integrated account of pretence, self-awareness, and understanding other minds.
‘If pigs could fly’: A test of counterfactual reasoning and pretence in children with autism
Taking fiction seriously: Young children understand the normative structure of joint pretence games.
Human Creativity: Its Cognitive Basis, its Evolution, and its Connections with Childhood Pretence