pretension

英[prɪ'tenʃn] 美[prɪ'tenʃn]
  • n. 声称；自命；要求；自负；狂妄；炫耀
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详细释义

Noun:
  1. a false or unsupportable quality

  2. the advancing of a claim;

    "his pretension to the crown"
    "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"

  3. 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

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
      他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相。
    2. He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
      他并不以这方面专家自居。
    3. 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。
    4. 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。

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