pretentious
英[prɪ'tenʃəs]
美[prɪ'tenʃəs]
- adj. 自命不凡的；自负的；矫饰的；炫耀的
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详细释义
- 狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的 claiming (in an unpleasant way) to have importance,artistic value,or social rank that one does not really possess
adj. (形容词)
英英释义
Adjective:
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making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction;
"a pretentious country house"
"a pretentious fraud"
"a pretentious scholarly edition"
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intended to attract notice and impress others;
"an ostentatious sable coat"
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(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
双语例句
- 1. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.
- 这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. That's a pretentious name for a dog!
- 狗叫这个名字真够炫的！
来自《权威词典》
- 3. It'sounds a bit pretentious.
- 这听上去有些狂妄.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Stripped of their pretentious verbiage, his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.
- 抛开那些夸大其词的冗词赘语不论，他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。
来自辞典例句
- 5. His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
- 他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
来自辞典例句
- He is a talented but pretentious writer.
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。 - That young man is extremely pretentious.
那个年轻人非常自命不凡。 - He imposed his pretentious books on the public.
他把他写的自认为不错的书强行推销给大众。 - People are so much more pretentious nowadays.
现在的人比以前浮华得多。
用作形容词 (adj.)
- It sounds a bit pretentious.
这听上去有些狂妄。
用作形容词 (adj.)
用作表语
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相关词汇
- ostentatious 炫耀的
- affected 受影响的
- showy 鲜艳的
- flashy 闪光的
- fancy 华丽装饰的
- aristocratic 贵族的
- hypocritical 伪善的
- theatrical 剧场的
- consequential 重要的
- boastful 自夸的
- exaggerated 言过其辞的
- pompous 傲慢的
- conceited 极其自负的
- hollow 空的
- fake 假的
- unpretentious 不炫耀的
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