pretence
(US usually pretense) [prɪ'tents] noun uncountable
■a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people 假装；伪称；虚伪的表现•She made absolutely no pretence of being interested.她毫不掩饰自己丝毫不感兴趣。 •They kept up (= continued) a pretence of normality as long as they could.他们尽可能地继续装作一切正常。 •The army has given up any pretence of neutrality in the war.军队已放弃了在战争中的中立伪装。 |