pretension 详细解释

pretension

[pri'tenʃən]

n.声称, 自命, 要求,自负, 狂妄, 炫耀

n.[C][U]

1. 借口, 托词

2. 要求; 权利[P1][(+to)]

have no pretensions to the title

配不上这个称号

3. 自称, 自命[P1][(+to/of)]

I make no pretensions to expert Knowledge of financial matters.

我不自诩有金融方面的专门知识。

4. 假装, 做作; 虚荣

词形变化

动词过去式: pretended | 动词过去分词: pretended | 动词现在分词: pretending | 动词第三人称单数: pretends |

词义辨析

同义参见:

air  vanity  snobbery  pretense  prescription  

英英释义

名词 pretension:

a false or unsupportable quality

同义词：pretense, pretence

the advancing of a claim

the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

同义词：pretentiousness, largeness

补充

pretensionpretension英:[priˈtenʃən] 美:[prɪˈtɛnʃən]n.1.自称, 自命2.自命不凡, 自负

例句

1. We like him for his honesty and his lack of pretension.我们喜欢他, 因为他诚实、不虚夸。 2. any everyday wine without pretension任何一种毫无藻饰的日常餐酒 3. The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.这座城市不切实际, 标榜自己已经达到世界级别。 4. It will remain as a pressure group, but no longer has any pretensions to be a political party.它仍会是一个压力集团, 但不再自称是一个政党。 5. pretensioned concrete预应力(或先张法)混凝土[参较 posttension] 6. his pretensions to the imperial inheritance.他自命有权继承帝国。 7. [mass noun]all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility.我们最不能容忍的是自命永不犯错。 8. another ageing rocker with literary pretensions.又一个有文学野心的过气摇滚歌手。 9. he spoke simply, without pretension.他话语平实，不矫揉造作。 10. He spoke about his achievements without pretension.他讲述自己成就的时候并没有自命不凡。 11. I admire his honesty and lack of pretension.我欣赏他诚实，不自大。 12. The restaurant offers excellent food without pretension.这家餐馆东西很好吃，没有自卖自夸。 13. The movie has no artistic pretensions. = The movie has no pretensions to/of being great art. [=the movie is not trying/claiming to be artistic]这部电影并未标榜是艺术精品。 14. She has serious literary pretensions. [=aspirations]她有严肃的文学理想。

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