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pretended

UK //prɪˈtendɪd//US //prɪˈtendɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'praetendere',意为 '伸展、假装',由 'prae-'(前)和 'tendere'(伸展)组成。

adjective

❶ 假装或伪装的,指故意表现出与实际不符的样子或情感,通常带有欺骗或掩饰真实意图的目的。

“She gave a pretended smile to hide her disappointment.”

(她露出一个假装的微笑来掩饰自己的失望。)

“His pretended interest in the topic was obvious to everyone.”

(他对这个话题的假装兴趣对每个人来说都很明显。)

同义词:feigned, false, fake, sham, simulated

verb

❶ 假装或伪装的行为,指故意表现出与实际不符的样子或情感,通常是为了欺骗或掩饰真实意图。

“He pretended to be asleep when his mother entered the room.”

(当他妈妈进入房间时,他假装睡着了。)

“She pretended not to hear the rude comment.”

(她假装没听到那个粗鲁的评论。)

同义词:feign, fake, simulate, act, play

常见短语

pretended ignorance — 假装不知道,故意表现出对某事不了解的样子,通常是为了逃避责任或掩饰真实意图。

“He pretended ignorance when asked about the missing documents.”

(当被问及丢失的文件时,他假装不知道。)

pretended friendship — 假装的友谊,指表面上表现出友好,但实际上并不真诚或带有其他目的。

“She soon realized that his pretended friendship was just a way to get closer to her money.”

(她很快意识到他假装的友谊只是为了接近她的钱。)