pretentious

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a. 自负的, 自命不凡的, 夸耀的

发音

其它 /pɹɪˈtɛn.t͡ʃəs/

词形变化

more pretentious 比较级 most pretentious 最高级

别名

prætentious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.

    炫耀的

    Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.

  2. 2.

    Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

    做作

    Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

ostentatious

反义词 1

unpretentious

近义相关 10

pompous tasteless inflated arty upstart flamboyant grandiose showy la-di-da hoity-toity

参见 1

tasteless

词源

From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetendō. Note that pretentious is spelled with a ‘t’, unlike related pretense, pretension. This is due to the French spelling: *-sious does not occur as an English suffix, though -sion and -tion both do.

来源：wiktionary