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pretense
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pretense (US) noun
plural pretenses
pretense (US)
noun
plural pretenses
Learner's definition of PRETENSE
1
[count] : a false reason or explanation that is used to hide the real purpose of something : pretext借口；托词
- He called her under/on the pretense of asking about the homework assignment. [=asking about the homework assignment was not the real reason he called her]他打电话给她，借口说问家庭作业的事情。
- A reporter obtained documents from the company under false pretenses. [=by saying something that was not true, by pretending something, etc.]记者找借口从公司取得了文件。
2
: an act or appearance that looks real but is false假象
[singular]
- Their indifference is only a pretense. [=they are only pretending to be indifferent]他们的漠不关心只是假象而已。
- We tried to keep up the pretense that everything was fine.我们试图装作一切都好的样子。
- She couldn't even make a pretense of liking him. [=she disliked him so much that she was unable to pretend that she liked him]她不喜欢他，甚至没法装出喜欢他的样子。
[noncount]
- Their indifference is merely pretense.他们的漠不关心只是假象而已。
- He abandoned/dropped all pretense at politeness. [=he stopped pretending or trying to be polite]他不再装成有礼貌的样子。
3
[count] formal : a claim of having a particular quality, ability, condition, etc.自称；自诩 — usually singular通常用单数
- I make no pretense of being a history expert. [=I do not claim/pretend to be a history expert]我没有自诩为史学专家。
pretense
noun
pre·tense ˈprē-ˌten(t)s 
pri-ˈten(t)s
variants or pretence
Example Sentences
We tried to keep up the pretense that everything was fine. Their indifference is merely pretense.
Recent Examples on the Web Any pretense that they won’t be recognized has been completely abandoned. 
Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Other nations might not be sharing or only give a pretense of doing so. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Because presidential ignorance here (or at least the pretense of it) serves a useful political game. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Any pretense that the automobile is a prosthetic will be eliminated, so car passengers can move on to other things. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 And so, despite the pretense of novelty, BeReal represents the latest iteration in the cycle of social media sites that spring from the push-and-pull tension of authenticity and performance. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American democracy – as a matter of getting the vote right, of reversing voter fraud. George Michael, The Conversation, 27 July 2022 Most other luxury SUVs, electric or not, make little pretense of being able to tackle anything more challenging than a snowy or unpaved road. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 July 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 See More
Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 Other nations might not be sharing or only give a pretense of doing so. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Because presidential ignorance here (or at least the pretense of it) serves a useful political game. William Mcgurn, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Any pretense that the automobile is a prosthetic will be eliminated, so car passengers can move on to other things. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 And so, despite the pretense of novelty, BeReal represents the latest iteration in the cycle of social media sites that spring from the push-and-pull tension of authenticity and performance. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 Yet Trump and his supporters nonetheless justified their actions under the dubious pretense of preserving American democracy – as a matter of getting the vote right, of reversing voter fraud. George Michael, The Conversation, 27 July 2022 Most other luxury SUVs, electric or not, make little pretense of being able to tackle anything more challenging than a snowy or unpaved road. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 6 July 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, probably modification of Medieval Latin pretensio, irregular from Latin praetendere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of pretense was in the 15th century Phrases Containing pretense
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