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pretensions

英 [prɪˈtɛnʃənz]

美 [prəˈtɛnʃənz]

n.  虚饰; 虚夸; 自命; 声称; 标榜
pretension的复数

柯林斯词典

  • N-VAR 自命不凡;虚荣;矫饰
    If you say that someone haspretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are.
    1. Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world...
      她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。
    2. We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.
      我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。
  • N-UNCOUNT 声称;标榜;自称
    If someone haspretensions tosomething, they claim to be or do that thing.
    1. The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status...
      这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。
    2. It will remain as a pressure group, but no longer has any pretension to be a political party.
      它仍然是一个压力集团,但不再自称是一个政党。

双语例句

  • We abate something of the wanton extravagance of our pretensions.
    我们把自己恣肆狂妄的心胸稍稍加以收敛。
  • Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world
    她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。
  • Quite early in its career Buddhism came into conflict with the growing pretensions of the Brahmins.
    佛教创立之初,很快就同婆罗门日益增长的矫饰自负发生了冲突。
  • What pretensions have we, upon your suppositions, to ascribe that attribute to the divine Being?
    那么,根据你的假设,我们有什么理由将那一属性归因于神灵呢?
  • His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
    他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相。
  • He entertained his readers by lampooning the pretensions of the rich
    他以冷嘲热讽自以为是的有钱人来愉悦读者。
  • They fear exposure of their weaknesses and hide beneath layers of protective pride and pretensions.
    他们害怕暴露自己的弱点,因此将自己隐藏在层层骄傲和矫饰之下。
  • It throws shit on all pretensions and fictions.
    它轻视一切伪装和虚构。
  • The cats must unsheath their claws and lacerate the kings, ripping away their regal pretensions.
    猫必须伸出爪子去抓挠国王,撕破他们帝王式的自命不凡。
  • She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.
    她是那种毫不做作的、朴实的女人。