pretentious
- adj. 自命不凡的，做作的；（书、电影等）捏造的，矫饰的
[ 比较级 more pretentious 最高级 most pretentious ]
专业释义英英释义
pretentious [ pri'tenʃəs, pri:- ]
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adj.
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making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
"a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
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intended to attract notice and impress others
同义词： ostentatious
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of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
同义词： ostentatious kitsch
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making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
pretentious /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/ CET6+ TEM8
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ADJ If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. 做作的 [表不满]
例：His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
他的回答尽是些装腔作势的胡说八道。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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He is a talented but pretentious writer.
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
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Ironically, now that photography is securely established as fine art, many photographers find it pretentious or irrelevant to label it as such.
具有讽刺意味的是，现在摄影已被牢固地确立为美术，许多摄影师发现将其贴上标签是自命不凡或无关紧要的。
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It's not pretentious, it's not expensive to attend, and there are no judgments."
VOA: special.2009.08.05
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If,when we interpret the claim everyone dies alone, that just ends up being a slightly pretentious way of saying everyone dies, we might say,oh yeah,that is true and it is a necessary truth, but it's not especially surprising.
如果我们对每个人都孤独而死的诠释，只是装模作样地说明人终有一死，那我们会说，这是真理，也是必要的，但并没有什么好惊奇的。
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