pretend
英 [prɪ'tend]
美[prɪ'tɛnd]
- vi. 假装，伪装，佯装
- adj. 假装的
- vt. 假装，伪装，模拟
词态变化
第三人称单数: pretends;过去式: pretended;过去分词: pretended;现在分词: pretending;
助记提示
1. pre- + tend-.
2. 字面含义：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.
3. 这里的before其实是指伸展太过前，而超出了实际情况。由此引申为跟作假、欺骗、不切实际相关的含义。
4. 由此引申为：假装；伪装；伪称，佯称；自命；自称等含义。
5. 其实stretch本身就具有：夸大、夸张、夸大其词、言过其实、滥用、歪曲等含义，这本身就是对stretch伸展过度的一种引申；而这里只不过通过词根词缀的形式将其更加具体化、明确化。
2. 字面含义：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.
3. 这里的before其实是指伸展太过前，而超出了实际情况。由此引申为跟作假、欺骗、不切实际相关的含义。
4. 由此引申为：假装；伪装；伪称，佯称；自命；自称等含义。
5. 其实stretch本身就具有：夸大、夸张、夸大其词、言过其实、滥用、歪曲等含义，这本身就是对stretch伸展过度的一种引申；而这里只不过通过词根词缀的形式将其更加具体化、明确化。
中文词源
pretend 假装，佯装，自诩
pre-,在前，向前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同tend,tense.引申诸相关词义。
英英释意
- 1. the enactment of a pretense;
- "it was just pretend"
英文词源
- pretend
- pretend: [14] To pretend something is etymologically to ‘hold it out’ – as an excuse, or as something it is not. The word comes from Latin praetendere, a compound verb formed from the prefix prae- ‘before’ and tendere ‘stretch’ (source of English tend, tense, etc).
=> extend, tend, tense - pretend (v.)
- late 14c., "to profess, assert, maintain" (a claim, etc.), "to direct (one's) efforts," from Old French pretendre "to lay claim," from Latin praetendere "stretch in front, put forward, allege," from prae "before" (see pre-) + tendere "to stretch," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch" (see tend).
Main modern sense of "feign, put forward a false claim" is recorded from c. 1400; the older sense of simply "to claim" is behind the string of royal pretenders (1690s) in English history. Meaning "to play, make believe" is recorded from 1865. In 17c. pretend also could mean "make a suit of marriage for," from a sense in French. Related: Pretended; pretending. - pretend (n.)
- "fact of pretending," 1888, from children's talk, from pretend (v.). Earlier in same sense was verbal noun pretending (1640s).
同义词辨析
feign, pretend, simulate
这些动词均有"假装"之意。
feign常和pretend换用，一般指言行上的"装做，假装"如装无知、悲哀；装死、疯或装做睡眠等。
pretend： 指公开表示的与心里想的与客观实际不符合，含公开承认其虚假的意味。
simulate： 主要指模仿他人或他物的样子，假装具有他人或他物的特点。
考试真题
- You can pretend that you don't like things which you are actually quite pleased about.
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- Or you can pretend to like things which you are quite happy to do without
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- I'm not suggesting you ignore problems, or that you pretend things are better than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— at least most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big deal.
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- So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
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实用场景例句
- I'm tired of having to pretend all the time.
- 我讨厌老得装假。
牛津词典
- Of course I was wrong; it would be hypocritical to pretend otherwise .
- 当然是我错了；混充正确就是虚伪了。
牛津词典
- He pretended to his family that everything was fine.
- 他对家人佯称一切都好。
牛津词典
- We pretended (that) nothing had happened.
- 我们假装什么事情也没发生。
牛津词典
- He pretended not to notice.
- 他假装没注意。
牛津词典
- She didn't love him, though she pretended to .
- 她并不爱他，虽然她装出爱的样子。
牛津词典
- She pretended an interest she did not feel.
- 她毫无兴趣却装作有。
牛津词典
- Let's pretend (that) we're astronauts.
- 咱们装扮成太空人吧。
牛津词典
- They didn't have any real money so they had to pretend.
- 他们没有真钱，就用假的代替。
牛津词典
- I can't pretend to any great musical talent.
- 我不能妄称自己多有音乐天赋。
牛津词典
- I don't pretend (that) I know much about the subject, but…
- 我不敢说自己对这个主题有多了解，但是…
牛津词典
- The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature.
- 这本书并未自封为文学杰作。
牛津词典
- pretend cakes
- 假糕点
牛津词典
- I pretend that things are really okay when they're not...
- 当情况不好的时候我假装一切顺利。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep...
- 有时这个男孩会假装睡着了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain...
- 她可以晒晒太阳，假装自己是在西班牙。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
- 孩子们扮成不同的动物，随着音乐起舞。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us...
- 我们并不自夸在过去的6年中没有遇到任何问题。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
- 在这一次讲座中，我不敢自诩能对梦境作透彻的分析。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Men may no longer pretend that the quest for disarmament is a sign of weakness.
- 人们可能不再认为谋求裁军是一种软弱的表现.
辞典例句
- I won't pretend that this will be easy.
- 当然这实属不易.
期刊摘选
- I don't pretend to grateful.
- 我不掩饰感激之情.
辞典例句
- They can separate facts from opinion and don't pretend to have all the answers.
- 他们既懂得区分事实与观点,又不会装作通晓一切.
期刊摘选
- And you pretend it's bedtime and stay super still, okay ? Okay.
- -你假装现在是睡觉时间然后躺着不动好 吗 ?
电影对白
- Surely you do not pretend to intelligence!
- 你当然不会自以为聪明.
期刊摘选
- So you don't need to pretend, do you?
- 所以你不必装假了, 对 吧 ?
《简明英汉词典》
- I don't know whether to say hi or to pretend not to see them.
- 我不知道是跟她们打招呼还是假装没有看见她们.
电影对白
- You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism ( Anthony Burgess )
- 当你私下里追求崇高而又危险的新教教义时,你仍得假装信奉国教( 安东尼伯吉斯 )
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