Wordiyopretense
🇬🇧 UK/pri'tens/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A false or deceptive appearance, claim, or action; a pretext.
借口，伪装，假装
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.under the pretense of以……为借口
- 2.keep up a pretense维持假象
- 3.abandon all pretense彻底撕下伪装
- 4.false pretense虚假借口
Example Sentences
- 1.
She kept up the pretense of being happy even though she was devastated.
- 2.
He gained entry to the building under the pretense of being a maintenance worker.
- 3.
There is no pretense in her work — what you see is completely authentic.