| 釋義 |
pretence (US - -tense) /pn'tens; pri'tens/ n 1 [U] pretending; make-believe: 虛假; 偽裝; 掩飾： do sth under the ~ of friendship/religion/patriotism. 以友誼 (宗教，愛國) 為掩飾而做某事。 It's all 那全是虛假。 2 [C] pretext or excuse; false claim or reason: 籍口; 托備; 口實; 偽稱： He calls for the night porter on the slightest ~. 他有一點點借口就把夜班侍者召來。 It is only a ~ of friendship. 那不過是以友誼為口實罷了。 false ~s, (legal) acts intended to deceive: (法律) 詐欺： obtain money by/ on/under false ~ $. 借詐欺插錢。 3 [C] claim (to merit, etc); [U] ostentation: 自穂 (有優(yōu)點、功績等); 夸權; 虐飾： a man without 實事求是的人。 |