pretentiousness [prɪˈtɛnʃəsnɪs]

例句:

• Sometimes it rambles, with lyrics that hover on the edge of pretentiousness.
  来自BBC
• He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.
  他总是想表现得自命不凡。
  
• Such pretentiousness cannot reflect truth but is an obstacle to truth.
  这种装腔作势的东西,不能反映真理,而是妨害真理的.
  
• This is not your exclusive unrivalled skill. What do you base your pretentiousness on?
  这又不是你的独家绝活儿, 你凭什么拿糖呀?
  
• On occasion Mr. Ferguson's ticlike dislike of pretentiousness steered him wrong.
  来自WSJ
• To be fair, the Pistols' aesthetic reeked more of Gary Glitter than any art school pretentiousness.
  来自BBC