pretentious音标
英 [prɪˈtenʃəs]
美 [prɪˈtɛnʃəs]
pretentious翻译
adj.
狂妄的,自命不凡的,自负的;虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的;
双语释义
adj.(形容词)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
英英释义
pretentious[ pri'tenʃəs, pri:- ]
adj.making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
"a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
intended to attract notice and impress others
同义词:ostentatious
of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
同义词:ostentatiouskitsch
pretentious用法
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)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。
权威例句
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