音标:[pri'tenʃәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 自负的, 自命不凡的, 夸耀的
a. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

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pretentious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
  2. That young man is extremely pretentious.那个年轻人非常自命不凡。
  3. He imposed his pretentious books on the public.他把他写的自认为不错的书强行推销给大众。
  4. People are so much more pretentious nowadays.现在的人比以前浮华得多。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作表语S+be+~
  1. It sounds a bit pretentious.这听上去有些狂妄。

经典引文

  • The pretentious palming off of doggerel..as 'arty' poetry is too much.

    出自:Dylan Thomas
  • An immaculate..house, grand enough, but not pretentious.

    出自:J. Steinbeck
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