also pretence, early 15c., "the putting forth of a claim," from Anglo-French pretensse, Middle French pretensse (Modern French prétense), from Medieval Latin noun use of fem. of Late Latin praetensus, altered from Latin praetentus, past participle of praetendere (see pretend). Meaning "false or hypocritical profession" is from 1540s.
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1. It is merely a pretense .
これは単なる言い逃れです。
2.You can 't keep up the pretense any longer.
偽装を続けることはできません。
3. He made a pretense of affection [ of being affectionate ] .
彼は有情なふりをしている。
4.A canny bureacratic infighter,Moorer made no pretense of academic subtlety.
ミュラーは機敏な官界の角逐者だが、彼は深遠なふりをしていない。
5.A canny bureacratic infighter,Moorer made as pretense of academic subtlety.