pretension
n.
聲稱；自命；要求；自負；狂妄；炫耀
英語翻譯 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)
造句
用作名詞(n.)
- His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
他冒充上流社會人士而出盡洋相。
- He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
他并不以這方面專家自居。
- Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating.
讀者可以感覺到她文章中的狂妄自負令人反感。
- The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.
這出戲諷刺了新中產階級的裝模作樣。
近義反義詞 【近義詞】
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pretense
借口
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pretence
假裝
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affectation
假裝
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posturing
動詞posture的現在...
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self-importance
自尊
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snobbery
勢利
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vanity
自負
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prescription
處方
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air
空氣
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largeness
巨大
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pretentiousness
自命不凡
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