pretence GRE专八四级六级

She isn't really ill; it's only pretence.

"她并非真有病,只是装出来。"

The theory made the greatest pretence of having a scientific foundation.

学说号称最具有科学基础。

You shouldn't scold him on the slightest pretence.

你不应该以一点点借口就责骂他。

The employer often scolded his men on the slightest pretence.

这个老板常常以一点点借口就责骂他员工。

The law does not allow of a captious and strained intendment， for such nice pretence of certainty confounds true and legal certainty.

法律中不允许过度矫情和做作，因为这种伪装确定性会干扰真正法律确定性。

He didn’t like the food, but he made a pretence of eating some of it as he was a guest.

他不喜欢这道菜, 但因为他是客人, 所以假装吃了一些。

The thieves got into the house under false pretences, by saying they had come to repair the water taps.

小偷们捏造口实,说是来修理水龙头,藉以闯入住宅。