| 釋義 |
pretencen.
1. pretext借口。
△H.VIII. 1.1.177: “Under pretenceto see the Queen his aunt”，在看望他的姨母、我們的王后的借口之下。
2. intention,purpose,design意圖，目的，企圖。
△Lr.1.2.96 (86): “he hath writ this to feel my affection toyour honour,and to no other pretence of danger.”他寫這封信只是為了試探我對大人的感情，并沒有其他危險的用意
△Lr.1.4. 73 (68): “I have perceived a most faintneglect of late,which I have rather blamed as mineown jealous curiosity than as a very pretence and pur-pose of unkindness.”i.e.than an actual or deliberateintention of unkindness. 近來我也覺得他們對我有一點點怠慢，我還只怪自己猜疑多心，并不認(rèn)為這是有意冷淡。
△Mac.2.3.138 (131): “Against the undivulged pretence Ifight / Of treasonous malice.”我要和尚未揭穿的叛逆陰謀作堅決斗爭。
△Gent.3.1.47:“Hath made me publisher of this pretence.”促使我宣布這個陰謀。 |