中英词典查询

pretension [prɪˈtɛnʃən]

n. 假装,做作; 要求,主张; 自负; 借口;
vt. [建]预张,预拉;
复数:: pretensions

例句:

  • We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.
    我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。
  • She's sort of into pretension and that's unattractive.
    来自NEWYORKER
  • 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。
  • She talks of her rich friends with great pretension.
    她以夸耀口吻谈到她有钱的朋友.
  • I used to pooh-pooh coffee buffs for their pretension.
    来自THETIMES
  • The priggism of intellectual pretension is the one unpardonable sin.
    来自Times