pretend
英 [pr?'tend]
美 [pr?'t?nd]
- vi. 假裝，偽裝，佯裝
- adj. 假裝的
- vt. 假裝，偽裝，模擬
助記提示
1. pre- + tend-.
2. 字面含義：stretch before, stretch beyond real condition.
3. 這里的before其實是指伸展太過前，而超出了實際情況。由此引申為跟作假、欺騙、不切實際相關的含義。
4. 由此引申為：假裝；偽裝；偽稱，佯稱；自命；自稱等含義。
5. 其實stretch本身就具有：夸大、夸張、夸大其詞、言過其實、濫用、歪曲等含義，這本身就是對stretch伸展過度的一種引申；而這里只不過通過詞根詞綴的形式將其更加具體化、明確化。
中文詞源
pretend 假裝，佯裝，自詡pre-,在前，向前，-tend,延伸，伸展，詞源同tend,tense.引申諸相關詞義。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.
- 孩子們扮成不同的動物，隨著音樂起舞。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We won't pretend we savour the prospect of a month in prison.
- 我們不會裝作我們滿心盼望著在監獄中度過一個月。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
- 假裝系統完美無疵是徒勞的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.
- 在這一次講座中，我不敢自詡能對夢境作透徹的分析。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.
- 當情況不好的時候我假裝一切順利。
來自柯林斯例句