- n. 借口；虛假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）
暢通詞匯TEM4TOEFL
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pretenses;
助記提示
1. pre- + tens- + -e.
2. 字面含義：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.
3. 這里的before其實(shí)是指伸展太過(guò)前，而超出了實(shí)際情況。由此引申為跟作假、欺騙、不切實(shí)際相關(guān)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(shí)stretch本身就具有：夸大、夸張、夸大其詞、言過(guò)其實(shí)、濫用、歪曲等含義，這本身就是對(duì)stretch伸展過(guò)度的一種引申；而這里只不過(guò)通過(guò)詞根詞綴的形式將其更加具體化、明確化。
6. also pretence. 根據(jù)發(fā)音相同而出現(xiàn)的一種變體。
中文詞源
pretense 假象，偽裝，標(biāo)榜來(lái)自pretend,假裝，佯裝，-s,過(guò)去分詞格。此處形容詞后名詞。
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(yǔ)例句
- 1. It is merely a pretense.
- 這只是托詞而已.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. You can't keep up the pretense any longer.
- 你無(wú)法繼續(xù)偽裝下去了.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 3. He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .
- 他假裝有 情.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made no pretense of academic subtlety.
- 穆勒是個(gè)機(jī)警的官場(chǎng)角逐者, 但他并不裝作高深莫測(cè).
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. A canny bureaucratic infighter , Moorer made as pretense of academic subtlety.
- 穆勒是一個(gè)機(jī)警的官場(chǎng)角逐者, 但他并不裝作高深莫測(cè).
來(lái)自辭典例句