pretense的词源

英文词源

pretense (n.)

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.

中文词源

pretense：假象，伪装，标榜

来自pretend,假装，佯装，-s,过去分词格。此处形容词后名词。

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