pretencepre•tence 亦作 pretense 美 /prɪ'tens/

n

1. 用作单 假装；矫饰；虚伪；做作

• make a pretence of erudition 假装博学

2. C，常用复 自吹；自命；自称

• He makes no pretences to special knowledge. 他并不以有专门知识而自居。

3. C 借口，托词，口实

• He didn't attend his colleague's wedding on the pretence of being on a business trip. 他借口出差而没去参加同事的婚礼。