解释
- adj. 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的
※ 提供单词"pretentious"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
中文词源
pretentious 假装的，炫耀的，浮夸的
来自pretend,假装，佯装，自称，自夸，-t,过去分词格。引申词义炫耀的，浮夸的。
英文词源
- pretentious (adj.)
- 1836, from French prétentieux (17c.), from prétention "pretension," from Medieval Latin pretentionem (nominative pretentio) "pretension," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praetendere (see pretend (v.)).
例句和用法
- 1. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.
- 这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。
- 2. That's a pretentious name for a dog!
- 狗叫这个名字真够炫的！
- 3. It'sounds a bit pretentious.
- 这听上去有些狂妄.
- 4. Stripped of their pretentious verbiage, his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.
- 抛开那些夸大其词的冗词赘语不论，他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。
- 5. His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
- 他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
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