pretense [prɪ'tens]

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n.矫饰，做作，借口

the act of giving a false appearance;

You can't keep up the pretense any longer. 你无法继续伪装下去了。
Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender. 弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。