pretence GRE专八

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

"她并非真有病,只是出来。"

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。

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工。

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。

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

不喜欢这道菜, 但因为是客人, 所以吃了一些。

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表述，因为这种伪确定性会干扰真正法律确定性。