"pretence" 怎么发音

word

US

ˈpɹiːtɛns

PREE-tens

UK

pɹɪtˈɛns

pri-TENS

释义

Pretence is when someone acts as if something is true when it is not, usually to hide their real feelings or intentions. It’s an appearance or action that is not genuine.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpɹiːtɛns

英式英语

pɹɪtˈɛns

简化发音

美式

PREE-tens

英式

pri-TENS

语境中听

He made a pretence of being sick to avoid work.

Her smile was just a pretence; she was really sad.

They kept up the pretence that everything was fine.

Under the pretence of helping, he was actually making things worse.