pretense
n. 假象，伪装；借口，托词；装扮游戏角色；自称，自诩；虚浮炫耀的语言（或行为）
复数 pretenses
例句
Dropping all pretense of reason, they began to bulldoze through the democratic reforms.
他们抛开一切佯装的理性，开始胁迫进行民主改革。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other.
奥尔特曼揭穿伪装和神话，把电影业暴露成像其他任何行业一样。
Altman strips away the pretense and mythology to expose the film industry as a business like any other, dedicated to the pursuit of profit.
奥尔特曼揭去电影业的伪装和神话，揭示了其与任何行业一样追逐利润的本质。
