pretentious

pretentious读音音标

英 [prɪˈtenʃəs]

美 [prɪˈtɛnʃəs]

pretentious意思解释

adj.

狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的；

虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的 claiming (in an unpleasant way) to have importance,artistic value,or social rank that one does not really possess

英英释义

pretentious

[ pri\'tenʃəs, pri:- ]

adj.

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

\"a pretentious country house\"; \"a pretentious fraud\"; \"a pretentious scholarly edition\"

intended to attract notice and impress others

同义词：ostentatious

of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

同义词：ostentatiouskitsch

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。That young man is extremely pretentious.那个年轻人非常自命不凡。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。People are so much more pretentious nowadays.现在的人比以前浮华得多。