Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender. 弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。
He cheated me under the pretense of friendship. 他假借友谊欺骗我。
The pretense of greatness will be the proof of it, and powerful men with many severe faults will rule over all the classes on earth. 自称为伟大的会是拥有很多错误的有权势的人,他们支配着地上的所有阶级。