pretension
英[prɪ'tenʃn]
美[prɪ'tenʃn]
- n. 声称；自命；要求；自负；狂妄；炫耀
GRE TOEFL
详细释义
Noun:
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a false or unsupportable quality
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the advancing of a claim;
"his pretension to the crown"
"the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
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the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
双语例句
- 1. We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.
- 我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
- 他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She talks of her rich friends with great pretension.
- 她以夸耀口吻谈到她有钱的朋友.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. He makes no pretension ( s ) to skill.
- 他并不自以为有技能.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. It will remain as a pressure group, but no longer has any pretension to be a political party.
- 它仍然是一个压力集团，但不再自称是一个政党。
来自柯林斯例句
- His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相。 - He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
他并不以这方面专家自居。 - Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating.
读者可以感觉到她文章中的狂妄自负令人反感。 - The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.
这出戏讽刺了新中产阶级的装模作样。
用作名词 (n.)
相关词汇
- pretense 借口
- pretence 假装
- affectation 假装
- posturing 动词posture的现在...
- self-importance 自尊
- snobbery 势利
- vanity 自负
- prescription 处方
- air 空气
- largeness 巨大
- pretentiousness 自命不凡
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