pretense

释义

n. 借口, 虚假, 伪装

例句

Using as little pretense as possible (ideally none), ask the person if he or she would like to get together for a cup of coffee or do something similarly casual.

在问对方是否愿意出来喝杯咖啡或做一些其他类似的事情的时候，尽量不要用虚伪的借口（理想中应该是一点虚假也没有）。